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requiem

noun

re·​qui·​em
ˈre-kwē-əm,
 also  ˈrā-,
or
ˈrē- How to pronounce requiem (audio)
1
: a mass for the dead
2
a
: a solemn chant (such as a dirge) for the repose of the dead
b
: something that resembles such a solemn chant
3
a
: a musical setting of the mass for the dead
b
: a musical composition in honor of the dead

Example Sentences

the choir will sing Mozart's Requiem
Recent Examples on the Web Sox still have some say in the requiem for this season. Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Mozart wrote two operas and a requiem in 10 months before succumbing to illness in December 1791 at age 35. Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022 In many ways, Linden’s book reads as a requiem to the power of scientific research and pragmatic, political action. Kate Brown, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 This requiem creates a sacred space without words, using layer upon layer of reverberation and delay to build an infinitely large cathedral around the music. New York Times, 9 June 2022 When his brother-in-law, journalist Francis Tomasic, was killed in Bosnia in 1994, Mr. Marshall wrote the work as a kind of requiem for victims of the conflict. Allan Kozinn, Washington Post, 3 June 2022 The requiem for the legendary Glen Park school came eight years after its doors closed in the wake of declining enrollment. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022 Hailstork and Martin have created a requiem that feels alive and has only just taken its first breaths. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 This full-scale requiem, written by Portland composer Damien Geter finally receives its world premiere after a two-year delay. oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin (first word of the introit of the requiem mass), accusative of requies rest, from re- + quies quiet, rest — more at while

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of requiem was in the 14th century

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