Requiem Meaning
/ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
nounA musical composition for such a mass.
Sentence Examples
Tom composed a short requiem in Mary's honor.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The choir beautifully sang a very mournful ____ at the funeral service.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The composer wrote a ____ in memory of his friend who had died suddenly at the age of forty.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English requiem, from Latin requiem, the first word of the introit for the traditional requiem mass, an alternative accusative case of Latin requiēs (“rest, repose”), from re- (“again”) + quiēs (“rest, quiet”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Any man-eater is called a requiem."
— 1973, Patrick Buchanan, A Requiem of Sharks:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The choir beautifully sang a very mournful ____ at the funeral service.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The composer wrote a ____ in memory of his friend who had died suddenly at the age of forty.