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Webster 1913 Edition

Requiem

Re′qui-em

(r?′kw?-?m;277)
,
Noun.
[Acc. of L.
requies
rest, the first words of the Mass being “
Requiem
aeternam dona eis, Domine,” give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref.
re-
re +
quies
quiet. See
Quiet
,
Noun.
, and cf.
Requin
.]
1.
(R.C.Ch.)
A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.
We should profane the service of the dead
To sing a
requiem
and such rest to her
As to peace-parted souls.
Shakespeare
2.
Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person.
3.
Rest; quiet; peace.
[Obs.]
Else had I an eternal
requiem
kept,
And in the arms of peace forever slept.
Sandys.

Webster 1828 Edition

Requiem

RE'QUIEM

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
In the Romish church, a hymn or mass sung for the dead, for the rest of his soul; so called from the first word.
2.
Rest; quiet; peace. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

Requiem

Requiem

See also: requiem and réquiem

German

Noun

Requiem n ‎(genitive Requiems, plural Requiems)

  1. requiem (a mass or other ceremony to honor and remember a dead person)
  2. requiem (a musical composition for such a mass)
  3. requiem (a piece of music composed to honor a dead person)

Declension

requiem

requiem

See also: Requiem and réquiem

English

Noun

requiem ‎(plural requiems)

  1. A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
  2. A musical composition for such a mass.
  3. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
Coordinate terms
Related terms
Derived terms
  • requiem mass
Translations

Etymology 2

From French requin, altered by association with Etymology 1, above.

Noun

requiem ‎(plural requiems)

  1. A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae.
    • 1973, Patrick Buchanan, A Requiem of Sharks:
      Any man-eater is called a requiem.
Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.kɥi.jɛm/, /ʁe.kwi.jɛm/

Noun

requiem m ‎(plural requiems)

  1. requiem

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛkwiˌem/, /ˈrɛkɥem/

Noun

requiem m ‎(invariable)

  1. requiem

Latin

Noun

requiēm

  1. accusative singular of requiēs

Portuguese

Noun

requiem m (plural requiens)

  1. Alternative spelling of réquiem

Etymology

Latin. From the beginning of the text that is spoken in the mass: Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁeːkviɛm/

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