requiescat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of requiescat
1815–25; < Latin: short for requiescat in pace
Example Sentences
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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
In the clubs and pubs the British gave him their requiescat: "He was a regular sort ... a decent fellow."
From Time Magazine Archive
Meanwhile, other Central Americans said a requiescat of another sort last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
My friend Jack shall say the requiescat of this chapter of my life, which I have so unwillingly recorded.
From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)
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