requiem
noun/ˈrekwiəm/, /ˈrekwiem/
/ˈrekwiəm/, /ˈrekwiem/
(also requiem mass)
- (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a Mass (= religious ceremony) at which people say prayers for the soul of a dead person or the souls of dead people in generalTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- a piece of music for this ceremony
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin (first word of the Mass), accusative of requies ‘rest’.
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