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1. (n.) requiem
(often cap.)
2. requiem
Also called requiem mass. the mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead.
3. requiem
a celebration of this mass.
4. requiem
a plainsong setting for this mass.
5. requiem
any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME < L, acc. of requiēs rest (the first word of the introit of the mass for the dead))
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| Definition of 'requiem' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
2. (noun) Requiem
a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
3. (noun) Requiem
a Mass celebrated for the dead
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| Definition of 'requiem' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) requiem
a mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul
2. (noun) requiem
any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person
3. (noun) requiem
rest; quiet; peace
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. requiem
a mass set to music, sung for the repose of the soul of a dead person.
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Sense: (a piece of music written for) a mass for the souls of the dead.
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 Afrikaans: requiem |
 Arabic: قُدّاس راحَةً لِنَفْس الم |
 Bulgarian: реквием |
 Brazilian: réquiem |
 Czech: rekviem |
 German: das Requiem |
 Danish: rekviem |
 Greek: ρέκβιεμ |
 Spanish: réquiem |
 Estonian: reekviem |
 Farsi: آهنگ عزا؛ نماز میت |
 Finnish: sielunmessu |
 French: requiem |
 Hebrew: רֶקווִיוּם |
 Hindi: शांतियज्ञ |
 Croatian: rekvijem |
 Hungarian: rekviem |
 Indonesian: doa untuk orang mati |
 Icelandic: sálumessa |
 Italian: requiem |
 Japanese: 鎮魂曲 |
 Korean: 추도 미사 |
 Lithuanian: rekviem |
 Latvian: rekviēms |
 Malay: lagu untuk merehatkan roh |
 Dutch: requiem |
 Norwegian: sjelemesse, rekviem |
 Polish: requiem |
 Persian: آهنگ عزا؛ نماز میت |
 Pashto: دعا، فاتحه: ساندې، ستاينې |
 Portuguese: réquiem |
 Romanian: recviem |
 Russian: реквием |
 Slovak: rekviem |
 Slovenian: rekviem |
 Serbian: rekvijem |
 Swedish: rekviem |
 Thai: การสวดมนต์ส่งวิญญาณผู้ตาย |
 Turkish: ölü ayini |
 Taiwanese: 彌撒曲 |
 Ukrainian: реквієм |
 Urdu: دعاءے مغفرت |
 Vietnamese: nhạc lễ cầu siêu |
 Chinese: 挽歌，安魂曲 |
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