requiem

Meaning

1. A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
2. A musical composition for such a mass.
3. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
4. (obsolete) Rest; peace.

Synonyms

dirge

threnody

lament

coronach

lamentation

memorial

prayer for dead

requiem shark

dead-office

service for the dead

commemoration

thrénodie

dismissal

elegy

funeral service

Translations

Requiem

requiem

réquiem

requiem

réquiem

Totenmesse

Seelenmesse

dodenmis

rèquiem

requiem

nenia

μνημόσυνο

chant funèbre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: requiem

In summary

From Middle English requiem, from Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”), from re- (“again”) + quiēs (“rest, quiet”).