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requiem noun1. ME.
[Latin, accus. of requies rest, first word of the introit in the mass for the dead, Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine Give them eternal rest, O Lord.]
(Freq. Requiem.) Roman Catholic Church. A special mass said or sung for the repose of the soul of a dead person. Also mass of requiem, requiem mass. ME.
b. A musical setting of a mass for the dead. L18.
Any dirge, solemn chant, etc., for the repose of the dead; fig. a memorial, a commemoration. E17.
R. Burns Ev'ry bird thy requiem sings. Nature His last book provides a fitting requiem.
Rest, peace, quiet; a period of this. Now rare. E17.