requiem

req·ui·em  (rkw-m, rkw-)

n.

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.

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

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Requiem [ˈrɛkwɪˌɛm]

n

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

2. (Music / Classical Music) (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a musical setting of this Mass

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

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

Thesaurus

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

requiem [ˈrekwɪem] N → réquiem m

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

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requiem

n → Requiem nt

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requiem [ˈrɛkwɪɛm] n → requiem m inv

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requiem [ˈrɛkwɪɛm] n → requiem m inv

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requiem

n requiem [ˈrekwiem]

(a piece of music written for) a mass for the souls of the dead. requiem قُدّاس راحَةً لِنَفْس الميِّت реквием rekviem rekviem das Requiem ρέκβιεμ réquiem reekviem آهنگ عزا؛ نماز میت sielunmessu requiem רֶקווִיוּם शांतियज्ञ rekvijem rekviem doa untuk orang mati sálumessa requiem 鎮魂曲 추도 미사 rekviem rekviēms lagu untuk merehatkan roh requiem sjelemesse, rekviem requiem réquiem recviem реквием rekviem rekviem rekvijem rekviem การสวดมนต์ส่งวิญญาณผู้ตาย ölü ayini 彌撒曲 реквієм دعاءے مغفرت nhạc lễ cầu siêu 挽歌，安魂曲