Meaning & use
requiescat
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A prayer or wish for the peaceful rest of the soul of someone who has died.
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The priest offered a requiescat at the close of the funeral service.
Carved into the headstone was a simple Latin requiescat.
A note on using this word
From the Latin phrase 'requiescat in pace' ('may he or she rest in peace'), the source of the familiar abbreviation R.I.P.
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