REQUIEM


Meaning of REQUIEM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈre-kwē-əm also ]

ˈrā- or ˈrē- noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (first word of the introit of the requiem mass), accusative of requies rest, from re- + quies quiet, rest — more at while

Date: 14th century

1. : a mass for the dead

2.

a. : a solemn chant (as a dirge) for the repose of the dead

b. : something that resembles such a solemn chant

3.

a. : a musical setting of the mass for the dead

b. : a musical composition in honor of the dead

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.