req·ui·em

(rĕk′wē-əm, rē′kwē-)

1. Requiem Roman Catholic Church

a. A mass for a deceased person.

b. A musical composition for such a mass.

2. A hymn, composition, or service for the dead.

[Middle English, from Latin, accusative of requiēs, rest, the first word of the mass for the dead : re-, re- + quiēs, quiet; see k^weiə- in Indo-European roots.]

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Requiem

(ˈrɛkwɪˌɛm)

1. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a Mass celebrated for the dead

2. (Classical Music) a musical setting of this Mass

3. (Roman Catholic Church) a musical setting of this Mass

4. (Music, other) any piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person or persons

[C14: from Latin requiēs rest, from the opening of the introit, Requiem aeternam dona eis Rest eternal grant unto them]

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req•ui•em

(ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ-)

n.

1. (often cap.)

a. Also called req′uiem mass′. the mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead.

b. a celebration of this mass.

c. a plainsong setting for this mass.

2. any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Latin, acc. of requiēs rest (the first word of the introit of the mass for the dead)]

requiem

A funeral mass and a musical setting of it.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	requiem - a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person coronach, dirge, threnody, lament keen - a funeral lament sung with loud wailing song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
	2.	Requiem - a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead Requiem - a Mass celebrated for the dead Mass - a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"
	3.	Requiem - a Mass celebrated for the dead Mass - (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist Requiem - a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

Translations

قُدّاس راحَةً لِنَفْس الميِّت

rekviem

Requiem Totenmesse

réquiem

requiemsielunmessu

requiem

rekviemgyászmise

sálumessa

requiem

rekviem

rekviem sjelemesse

réquiem

реквием

rekviem

ölü ayini

安魂曲挽歌

requiem

[ˈrekwɪem] N → réquiem m

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requiem

[ˈrɛkwiɛm] n → requiem mrequiem mass n → messe f de requiem

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requiem

n → Requiem nt

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requiem

[ˈrɛkwɪɛm] n → requiem m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

requiem

(ˈrekwiem) noun

(a piece of music written for) a mass for the souls of the dead.

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- the requiem how be sung "By you - by yours, the evil eye, - by yours, the slanderous tongue "That did to death the innocent that died, and died so young?"

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A dismal yell from his followers was the chief's requiem; then they turned and fled, followed by a storm of bullets as Trent's men found time to reload.

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They did not even toll A requiem that might have brought

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The Romish mass for the dead begins with Requiem eternam (eternal rest), whence Requiem denominating the mass itself, and any other funereal music.

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As Goethe, when he had a joy or a grief, put it into a song, so Laurie resolved to embalm his love sorrow in music, and to compose a Requiem which should harrow up Jo's soul and melt the heart of every hearer.

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She copied and arranged this from Mozart's Requiem." Miss Ophelia came accordingly.

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And I should be sorry to have to dedicate my Requiem Mass to you!"

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If the poor abbe had not been in such a hurry, he might have had his requiem."

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She got little help from Rodney, and after singing her plaintive requiem for the death of poetry by herself, she charmed herself into good spirits again by remembering the existence of Mozart.

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``And while the friends of thy father while each true Saxon heart, as it breathed a requiem for his soul, and those of his valiant sons, forgot not in their prayers the murdered Ulrica while all mourned and honoured the dead, thou hast lived to merit our hate and execration lived to unite thyself with the vile tyrant who murdered thy nearest and dearest who shed the blood of infancy, rather than a male of the noble house of Torquil Wolfganger should survive with him hast thou lived to unite thyself, and in the hands of lawless love!''

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The London Daily Requiem first voiced the universal alarm, and published an interview under the terrific caption of, "Mr.

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It was Homer's requiem; itself an Iliad and Odyssey in the air, singing its own wrath and wanderings.

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