单词 | requiem |
释义 | Requiemor req·ui·em[ rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, rey- ] / ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ- / nounRoman Catholic Church.
any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead. Origin of Requiem1275–1325; Middle English <Latin, accusative of requiēs rest (the first word of the introit of the mass for the dead) Words nearby Requiemreputed, reputedly, req., request, request stop, Requiem, requiem shark, requiescat, requiescat in pace, require, requirement Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for RequiemBritish Dictionary definitions for RequiemRequiem / (ˈrɛkwɪˌɛm) / nounRC Church a Mass celebrated for the dead a musical setting of this Mass any piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person or persons Word Origin for RequiemC14: from Latin requiēs rest, from the opening of the introit, Requiem aeternam dona eis Rest eternal grant unto them Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for RequiemRequiem [ (rek-wee-uhm) ] In music, a Mass for one or more dead persons, containing biblical passages and prayers for the admission of the dead to heaven. The term has been loosely applied to other musical compositions in honor of the dead. A German Requiem by Johannes Brahms, for example, uses texts from the Bible (see also Bible) but is not a Mass. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。