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requiescat
[rek-wee-es-kaht, -kat]
noun
a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
requiescat
/ ˌɛɪˈɛæ /
noun
a prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead
Word History and Origins
Origin of requiescat1
Word History and Origins
Origin of requiescat1
Example Sentences
I’ve always liked to think that requiescat in pace is but preface to a longer story.
RIP is an abbreviation of 'rest in peace' or in Latin, 'requiescat in pace'.
Likewise requiescat in pace a published model highlighted by the esteemed journal Science estimating 10,000 cases by September 24, and hundreds of thousands in the months thereafter.
The requiescat in pace was scarcely uttered, before the blessing was craved, on the baked meats.
On such occasions, my boy, his casual pace is, if possible, rather more requiescat in "pace" than on ordinary marches.
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