A prayer for the repose of a dead person

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• requiescat — noun Etymology: Latin, may he (or she) rest, from requiescere to rest, from re + quiescere to be quiet, from quies Date: 1824 a prayer for the repose of a dead person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• requiescat — [ˌrɛkwɪ ɛskat] noun a wish or prayer for the repose of a dead person. Origin L., from requiescat in pace (see RIP) …   English new terms dictionary

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