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
Meanwhile, other Central Americans said a requiescat of another sort last week.
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
Whenever the earth is thrown over the body of a man, no matter how abject or sinful he may have been, the involuntary exclamation of every one is "requiescat in pace."
From The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 by Joel Tyler Headley
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