req·ui·es·cat (r k w -s k t, -kät)n. A prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead. [Latin, third person sing. present subjunctive of requi scere, to rest : re-, re- + quiscere, to rest; see kwei - in Indo-European roots.] |
requiescat [ˌrɛkwɪˈɛskæt]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead
[Latin, from requiescat in pace may he rest in peace]
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