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requiescat

American  
[rek-wee-es-kaht, -kat] / ˌrɛk wiˈɛs kɑt, -kæt /

noun

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


requiescat British  
/ ˌrɛkwɪˈɛskæt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of requiescat

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

Example Sentences

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Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2021

I’ve always liked to think that requiescat in pace is but preface to a longer story.

From Washington Post • May 15, 2020

To the wild's disappearance, Beard's photos append a haunting requiescat. pending a haunting requiescat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus Reagan's election in 1966 seemed like a requiescat for Kuchel, who seeks his third full term next year.

From Time Magazine Archive

The epitaph is this:—   "Frigida Francisci lapis hic tegit ossa Petrarcae;   Suscipe, Virgo parens, animam; sate Virgine, parce   Fessaque jam terris Coeli requiescat in arce."

From Italian Journeys by Howells, William Dean