Requiem

or req·ui·em

[ rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, rey- ]

/ ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ- /

noun

Roman Catholic Church.

Also called Requiem Mass . the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead.
a celebration of this Mass.
a plainsong setting for this Mass.

any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.

Origin of Requiem

1275–1325; Middle English <Latin, accusative of requiēs rest (the first word of the introit of the mass for the dead)

Words nearby Requiem

reputed, reputedly, req., request, request stop, Requiem, requiem shark, requiescat, requiescat in pace, require, requirement

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Example sentences from the Web for Requiem

“Requiem for the Croppies” Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon.
Seamus Heaney, 1939-2013: Accessible, Yes, and Beautiful|Jimmy So|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross.
Redeeming 'Jewish Jocks'|Spencer Ackerman|October 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Requiem for a Dream (2000) Simply in terms of visually gripping it would be a tie between Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream.
Oliver Stone: Seven Drug Movies|Oliver Stone|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The publication of Requiem was not just sad, it was heavily ironic.
Writing Off Updike|Lee Siegel|February 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST

As soon as they reached the pulpit, and set down the corpse, the choir chanted a requiem in the most impressive manner.
Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive|Alf Burnett
At the expiration of the month the mysterious stranger appeared, and demanded the requiem.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
High Mass of Requiem being over, the body was removed from the catafalque and lowered into the vaults under the altar.
A History of Mourning|Richard Davey
Take it, take it, I want to pay for having a requiem service for her.
A Nobleman's Nest|Ivan Turgenieff
The dispute concerning the genuineness of Mozart's Requiem likewise supplies some curious specimens of musical literature.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel

British Dictionary definitions for Requiem

Requiem

/ (ˈrɛkwɪˌɛm) /

noun

RC 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 Requiem

C14: 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 Requiem

Requiem

[ (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.

单词	requiem
释义	Requiem or req·ui·em [ rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, rey- ] / ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ- / noun Roman Catholic Church. Also called Requiem Mass . the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead. a celebration of this Mass. a plainsong setting for this Mass. any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead. Origin of Requiem 1275–1325; Middle English <Latin, accusative of requiēs rest (the first word of the introit of the mass for the dead) Words nearby Requiem reputed, 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 Requiem “Requiem for the Croppies” Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon. Seamus Heaney, 1939-2013: Accessible, Yes, and Beautiful\|Jimmy So\|August 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Buzz Bissinger writes a four-page sentence that ruins a requiem for welterweight Barney Ross. Redeeming 'Jewish Jocks'\|Spencer Ackerman\|October 31, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Requiem for a Dream (2000) Simply in terms of visually gripping it would be a tie between Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream. Oliver Stone: Seven Drug Movies\|Oliver Stone\|July 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The publication of Requiem was not just sad, it was heavily ironic. Writing Off Updike\|Lee Siegel\|February 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST As soon as they reached the pulpit, and set down the corpse, the choir chanted a requiem in the most impressive manner. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive\|Alf Burnett At the expiration of the month the mysterious stranger appeared, and demanded the requiem. The Mysteries of All Nations\|James Grant High Mass of Requiem being over, the body was removed from the catafalque and lowered into the vaults under the altar. A History of Mourning\|Richard Davey Take it, take it, I want to pay for having a requiem service for her. A Nobleman's Nest\|Ivan Turgenieff The dispute concerning the genuineness of Mozart's Requiem likewise supplies some curious specimens of musical literature. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)\|Carl Engel British Dictionary definitions for Requiem Requiem / (ˈrɛkwɪˌɛm) / noun RC 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 Requiem C14: 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 Requiem Requiem [ (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.
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