requiem

Noun

Meaning

A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed soul.

Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a deceased person.

Rest; quiet; peace.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lament dirge lamentation coronach threnody psalm entombment interment funeral elegy ceremony burial keen mourning anthem
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Antonyms

answer pleasure celebration praise happiness silence
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Hypernyms

mass song vocal

Hyponyms

keen

Examples

At the end of Requiem all I wanted to do was get a DV camera and just do a small film. But then the hunger comes back. Darren Aronofsky

I hope that Requiem is better than Pi. I hope that Pi is better than my student films, and I'm hoping that I'm getting better as I get older. Darren Aronofsky

The silent organ loudest chants The master's requiem. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I suspect there will never be a requiem for a dream, simply because it will destroy us before we have the opportunity to mourn it's passing. Hubert Selby Jr.

There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem. George Bernard Shaw

How sweet on the breeze of the evening swells The vesper call of those soothing bells, Borne softly and dying in echoes away, Like a requiem sung to the parting day. Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Close letter words and terms

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