Associations to the word «Requiem»

Wiktionary

REQUIEM, noun. A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
REQUIEM, noun. A musical composition for such a mass.
REQUIEM, noun. A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
REQUIEM SHARK, noun. Any member of the taxonomic family Carcharhinidae within the order Carcharhiniformes.
REQUIEM SHARKS, noun. Plural of requiem shark

Dictionary definition

REQUIEM, noun. A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
REQUIEM, noun. A musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead.
REQUIEM, noun. A Mass celebrated for the dead.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.