Definition of Requeim
Requiem, a mass set to music, sung for the repose of the soul of a
dead person.
- Wikipedia
Re"qui*em (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of
L. requies rest, the first words of the Mass being
"Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine," give eternal rest to them,
O lord; pref. re- re + quies quiet. See Quiet,
n., and cf. Requin.] 1.
(R. C. Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a
departed soul.
We should profane the service of the dead
To sing a requiem and such rest to her
As to peace-parted souls. Shak.
2. Any grand musical composition, performed in
honor of a deceased person.
3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]
Else had I an eternal requiem kept,
And in the arms of peace forever slept.
Sandys.
Re"qui*em (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of
L. requies rest, the first words of the Mass being
"Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine," give eternal rest to them,
O lord; pref. re- re + quies quiet. See Quiet,
n., and cf. Requin.] 1.
(R. C. Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a
departed soul.
We should profane the service of the dead
To sing a requiem and such rest to her
As to peace-parted souls. Shak.
2. Any grand musical composition, performed in
honor of a deceased person.
3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]
Else had I an eternal requiem kept,
And in the arms of peace forever slept.
Sandys.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
REQUIEM, n. A mass for the dead which the minor poets assure us the
winds sing o'er the graves of their favorites. Sometimes, by way of
providing a varied entertainment, they sing a dirge.
- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
- a mass or other ceremony to honor and remember a dead person
Requiem for a Heavyweight
- a musical composition composed for such a mass
- a piece of music composed to honor a dead person
Italian
- requiem
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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