requiescat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of requiescat
1815–25; < Latin: short for requiescat in pace
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
I’ve always liked to think that requiescat in pace is but preface to a longer story.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2020
Thus Reagan's election in 1966 seemed like a requiescat for Kuchel, who seeks his third full term next year.
From Time Magazine Archive
To the wild's disappearance, Beard's photos append a haunting requiescat. pending a haunting requiescat.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the clubs and pubs the British gave him their requiescat: "He was a regular sort ... a decent fellow."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Poor fellow!" was the general ejaculation in State Street,—at once his requiescat and epitaph.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859 by Various
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
