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Definition of Requiem

Requiem
Requiem Re"qui*em (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies rest, the first words of the Mass being ``Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine,' give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref. re- re + quies quiet. See Quiet, n., and cf. Requin.] 1. (R.C.Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul. We should profane the service of the dead To sing a requiem and such rest to her As to peace-parted souls. --Shak. 2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person. 3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.] Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms of peace forever slept. --Sandys.

Meaning of Requiem from wikipedia

- A Requiem (Latin: rest) or Requiem M****, also known as M**** for the dead (Latin: Missa pro defunctis) or M**** of the dead (Latin: Missa defunctorum), is...
- Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 American psychological drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly...
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (stylized as AVPR: Aliens vs. PredatorRequiem) is a 2007 American science fiction action film starring Steven Pasquale...
- The Requiem in D minor, K. 626, is a Requiem M**** by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791). Mozart composed part of the Requiem in Vienna in late 1791,...
- The Messa da Requiem (at one time referred to as the Manzoni Requiem) is a musical setting of the Catholic funeral m**** (Requiem) for four soloists, double...
- A Plague Tale: Requiem is an action-adventure stealth video game developed by Asobo Studio and published by Focus Entertainment. The game is the sequel...
- A German Requiem, to Words of the Holy Scriptures, Op. 45 (German: Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift) by Johannes Brahms, is a large-scale...
- In Requiem is Paradise Lost's eleventh studio album, again with Rhys Fulber on production duties. Gr**** artist Seth Siro Anton, from metal band Septicflesh...
- a discrete movement of the Requiem. Dies irae Requiem (Berlioz) Requiem (Dvořák) Requiem (Ligeti) Requiem (Mozart) Requiem (Verdi) Snodgr****, Kay (2000-01-01)...
- Gabriel Fauré composed his Requiem in D minor, Op. 48, between 1887 and 1890. The choral-orchestral setting of the shortened Catholic M**** for the Dead...