Requiescat

//ɹɛkwɪˈɛskæt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person
  2. 2
    a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person wordnet

Etymology

First word of the Latin phrase requiēscat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace”). The Latin word requiēscat means "may he/she rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiēscō (“I rest, I repose”).

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