Definitions for: Requiem


[n] a Mass celebrated for the dead
[n] a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
[n] a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: coronach, dirge, lament, threnody

See Also: keen, Mass, Mass, Requiem, Requiem, song

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