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Synonyms for requiem

Grammar : Noun
Spell : rek-wee-uh m, ree-kwee-, rey-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ-

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Définition of requiem

Origin :
  • "mass for repose of the soul of the dead," c.1300, from Latin requiem, accusative singular of requies "rest (after labor), repose," from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + quies "quiet" (see quiet (adj.)). It is the first word of the Mass for the Dead in the Latin liturgy: Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine .... ["Grant them eternal rest, O Lord ...."]
  • noun hymn, mass
Example sentences :
  • "I do not feel that we have come here to sing a requiem for art this afternoon," he said.
  • Extract from : « Six Centuries of Painting » by Randall Davies
  • In his gloomy spirits he even said to his wife that he was writing his own requiem.
  • Extract from : « The Standard Oratorios » by George P. Upton
  • A requiem completed the devotions of the unfortunate Kenmure.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 » by Mrs. Thomson
  • Love had been the cradle-song of his infancy, love was the requiem of his youth.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 » by Various
  • The wind was howling their requiem over the inhospitable coast.
  • Extract from : « The Sand-Hills of Jutland » by Hans Christian Andersen
  • Let the ocean be my sepulchre, and the winds sing my requiem.
  • Extract from : « Saronia » by Richard Short
  • It seemed to him that the requiem of all his hopes was being played.
  • Extract from : « The Music Master » by Charles Klein
  • And that was their requiem, for now it was each man for himself.
  • Extract from : « The Moving Finger » by Mary Gaunt
  • But the mysterious ladies remained, and the requiem went on.
  • Extract from : « ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands; » by Hezekiah Butterworth
  • "Yes," he said, and his voice was as a requiem to buried friendship.
  • Extract from : « The Duke's Motto » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
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