Requiem Definition

rĕkwē-əm, rēkwē-
noun
A Mass for one or more deceased persons.
Webster's New World

A musical composition for such a mass.

Wiktionary
A musical setting for this; also, any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the dead.
Webster's New World
Any dirgelike song, chant, or poem.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Requiem

Noun

Singular:
requiem
Plural:
requiems

Origin of Requiem

  • The first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiÄ“s (“rest, repose"), from re- (“again") + quiÄ“s (“rest, quiet").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin accusative of requiēs rest, the first word of the mass for the dead re- re- quiēs quiet kweiə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Requiem Sentence Examples

  • She had selected "Pie Jesu" from Faure's Requiem, vocally, a very difficult piece.

  • The most celebrated Requiem Masses are those of Palestrina, Mozart and Cherubini.

  • Just eight years later its fabric was complete, and June 1903 saw both the Cardinal's Requiem Mass and Elgar's first London performance of "The Dream of Gerontius" held in its towering nave.

  • The name is taken from the first words of the Introit, Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.

  • I sing alto in a local choral society where we are currently learning Mozart's Requiem.

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Words Starting With

RREREQ

Words Ending With

MEMIEM

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Words Starting With R and Ending With M

Starts With R & Ends With MStarts With RE & Ends With MStarts With R & Ends With EM

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With R7 Letter Words Ending With M