requiescat
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of requiescat
1815–25; < Latin: short for requiescat in pace
Example Sentences
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RIP is an abbreviation of 'rest in peace' or in Latin, 'requiescat in pace'.
From BBC
Likewise requiescat in pace a published model highlighted by the esteemed journal Science estimating 10,000 cases by September 24, and hundreds of thousands in the months thereafter.
From Forbes
The requiescat in pace was scarcely uttered, before the blessing was craved, on the baked meats.
From Project Gutenberg
On such occasions, my boy, his casual pace is, if possible, rather more requiescat in "pace" than on ordinary marches.
From Project Gutenberg
A bereaved widow was even brought up before the Consistorium for having used the words over the grave of her husband 'requiescat in pace.'
From Project Gutenberg
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