requiem

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɹɛkwɪəm/, /ˈɹɛkwiɛm/, /ˈɹɛːkwiəm/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/

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.
4. (obsolete) rest; peace

Related terms

• requiescat
• See quiet#Related_terms|related terms of quiet

Translations

• German: Requiem, Totenmesse, Seelenmesse
• Italian: requiem, messa funebre, onoranze funebri
• Portuguese: réquiem
• Russian: ре́квием
• Spanish: réquiem

Translations

• German: Requiem, Totenmesse
• Portuguese: réquiem
• Spanish: réquiem

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.

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