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Req⋅ui⋅em

[rek-wee-uhm, ree-kwee-, rey-]
–noun
1. Roman Catholic Church.
a. Also called Requiem Mass. the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead.
b. a celebration of this Mass.
c. a plainsong setting for this Mass.
2. any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.
Also, req⋅ui⋅em.


Origin:
1275–1325; ME < L, acc. of requiēs rest (the first word of the introit of the mass for the dead)
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