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单词 requiescats
释义

requiescat

noun

re·​qui·​es·​cat ˌre-kwē-ˈe-ˌskät How to pronounce requiescat (audio)
-ˌkat;
ˌrā-kwē-ˈe-ˌskät
: a prayer for the repose of a dead person

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic. Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Latin, may he (or she) rest, from requiescere to rest, from re- + quiescere to be quiet, from quies

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

requiescats

noun

plural of requiescat
as in thanksgivings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • thanksgivings
  • appeals
  • collects
  • invocations
  • graces
  • litanies
  • prayers
  • evensongs
  • suits
  • requests
  • vespers
  • petitions
  • pleadings
  • entreaties
  • orisons
  • matins
  • supplications
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