What does "requiem" mean?
Requiem: Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person.
Additional senses
- 2.Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.] Else had I an eternal requiem kept, And in the arms of peace forever slept. Sandys.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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