requiescat









requiescat


noun

  1. a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.

Latin.

  1. may he (or she) rest in peace.

noun

  1. a prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead
n.

name of a prayer for the repose of the dead, from Latin phrase requiescat in pace (often abbreviated R.I.P.), literally “may he (or she) begin to rest in peace,” from third person singular inceptive of requies “rest, repose” (see requiem).

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