requiem English

Meaning requiem meaning

What does requiem mean?

— noun (= dirge) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

— noun a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead — noun a Mass celebrated for the dead

What other words have the same or similar meaning as requiem?

dirge threnody lament coronach thrénodie service for the dead requiem shark prayer for dead memorial lamentation funeral service elegy dismissal dead-office commemoration