requiescat

[ rek-wee-es-kaht, -kat ]

noun
  1. a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.

Origin of requiescat

1
1815–25; <Latin: short for requiescat in pace

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British Dictionary definitions for requiescat

requiescat

/ (ˌrɛkwɪˈɛskæt) /


noun
  1. a prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead

Origin of requiescat

1
Latin, from requiescat in pace may he rest in peace

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