requiem.

1. A religious service for the dead, especially a Mass for their repose.

2. Figuratively, a tribute to something that has ended or disappeared.

3. A musical composition honoring the dead, often setting the text of a requiem Mass.

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Words that belong together

• sing a requiem
• requiem Mass
• compose a requiem

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The requiem began before the mourners had taken their seats.

He composed a requiem for the sister whose grave he could not visit.

Above the broken altar, a single voice finished the requiem.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Can figuratively honor something lost; not all sad music is a requiem. Plural requiems.