'Requiem' definitions:

Definition of 'requiem'

(from WordNet)
noun
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person [syn: dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody]
noun
A musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
noun
A Mass celebrated for the dead

Definition of 'Requiem'

From: GCIDE
  • Requiem \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. [1913 Webster]
  • We should profane the service of the dead To sing a requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms of peace forever slept. --Sandys. [1913 Webster]

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