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Meaning of "requiescat" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD REQUIESCAT

Latin, from requiescat in pace may he rest in peace.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF REQUIESCAT

requiescat  [ˌrɛkwɪˈɛskæt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REQUIESCAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Requiescat is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REQUIESCAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

requiescat

Rest in peace

"Rest in peace" is a short epitaph or idiomatic expression wishing eternal rest and peace to someone who has died. The expression typically appears on headstones, often abbreviated as "R.I.P.".

Definition of requiescat in the English dictionary

The definition of requiescat in the dictionary is a prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REQUIESCAT


bobcat
ˈbɒbˌkæt
cat
kæt
copycat
ˈkɒpɪˌkæt
hellcat
ˈhɛlˌkæt
ikat
ˈaɪkæt
kat
kæt
khat
kæt
Magnificat
mæɡˈnɪfɪˌkæt
MCAT
ˈemkæt
meerkat
ˈmɪəˌkæt
ocicat
ˈɒsɪˌkæt
pussycat
ˈpʊsɪˌkæt
qat
kæt
scaredy-cat
ˈskɛədɪˌkæt
scat
skæt
scatt
skæt
skat
skæt
snowcat
ˈsnəʊkæt
tomcat
ˈtɒmkæt
wildcat
ˈwaɪldˌkæt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REQUIESCAT

requicken
Requiem
requiem mass
requiem shark
requirable
require
required
required course
required reading
requirement
requirer
requisite
requisitely
requisiteness
requisition
requisition form
requisitionary
requisitionist
requisitor
requisitory

WORDS THAT END LIKE REQUIESCAT

alley cat
bearcat
bell the cat
big cat
Cheshire cat
ducat
fat cat
LOLcat
mercat
mountain cat
muscat
Norwegian forest cat
polecat
she-cat
Siamese cat
tabby cat
tiger cat
top cat
top-cat
white cat

Synonyms and antonyms of requiescat in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «requiescat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REQUIESCAT

Find out the translation of requiescat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of requiescat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «requiescat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

requiescat
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

requiescat
570 millions of speakers

English

requiescat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

requiescat
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

requiescat
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Покойся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

requiescat
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত ব্যক্তির শান্তির জন্য প্রার্থনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

requiescat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Requiescat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

requiescat
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

requiescat
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

requiescat
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Requiescat
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

requiescat
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறந்தோர் ஆன்மா அமைதி குறித்து கடவுளை இரந்து கேட்டல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आवश्यक वस्तू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

requiescat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Requiescat
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Requiescat
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Спочивай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

requiescat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

requiescat
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Requiescat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Requiescat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Requiescat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of requiescat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REQUIESCAT»

The term «requiescat» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.357 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REQUIESCAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «requiescat» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «requiescat» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about requiescat

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REQUIESCAT»

Discover the use of requiescat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to requiescat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Robert Clay Allison: Requiescat in Pace
Cimarron badman Clay Allison tries to grab a part of his own American dream: an extensive ranch with herds of cattle, and a progeny of sons to generate his name and legacy into the future.
James Stephen Peters, 2007
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Requiescat:
And through such tempestuous times, Budge and Mike remained friends and allies as unearthly forces flickered all about them and the objects of the museum collection refused to be mere exhibits but pursued their own dark purposes across the ...
Nigel Barley, 2013
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A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, borough of ...
In the Church-Yard : Hie jacet quod mortale suit JOANNIS W ALP O L E De Grays Inn Armigeri qui 14'° Januarii Æræ Christi, 1721, Annum Agens 64tum Mortem Obiit Requiescat in Pace. Here lieth the Body of George Erington, Esq' late of ...
John Stow, John Mottley, 1735
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World Dictionary of Foreign Expressions: A Resource for ...
See requiescat. Cf. requiescat in pace. requiescat n., pl. requiescats [L. May he/ she rest.] A prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person. requiescat in pace abbr. R.I.P. [L. requiescat May he/she/it rest (1); in in, on (2); pace peace (3): May  ...
Gabriel Adeleye, Kofi Acquah-Dadzie, Thomas J. Sienkewicz, 1999
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The English Poetic Epitaph: Commemoration and Conflict from ...
Cuius anima requiescat in pace was common at the end of Italian and French medieval epitaphs; see Philippe Aries, The Hour of Our Death, trans. Helen Weaver (New York : Random, 1982), 2 1 8; and liro Kajanto, "Origin and Characteristics ...
Joshua Scodel, 1991
6
Charmides and Other Poems
Known for his barbed wit, Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful late-Victorian playwrights and a great celebrity.
Oscar Wilde, 2014
7
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Requiescat in pace. 1841 DAZZLE: "Requiescat in pace"— which means, "Let virtue be its own reward." (V, 1, p. 253) Boucicault, Dion. London Assurance. 1841. In Nineteenth-Century British Drama, ed. Leonard R. N. Ashley. Glenview, I11.
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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The Butterfly & the Snail
Requiescat in pace. Times filled with children,joy, laughter. Gone now. Requiescat in pace. Times filled with love. All gone. Who—what—could ever refill her empty heart With that love, thatjoy? Requiescat in pace. She will not be consoled.
Mary Sullivan Esseff, 2013
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Parochial Topography of the Hundred of Wanting: With Other ...
Requiescat in Pace. On a gravestone adjoining: Hic jacet sepultus Johannes, Gulielmi et Katharine Eyston filius: obiit die J ulii 27, A. D. 1789, aetatis sues undecima Hebdomade. Requiescat in Pace. Also in'memory of Katharine Eyston, the ...
William Nelson Clarke, 1824
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Black and Blue
“Sure,” Jeff said with an easy smile. “In pace requiescat.” “Requiescat ... requiescat ... requiescat,” Jeff muttered under his breath. He placed a finger over his lips and tapped them as he concentrated. Then he brightened and said, “Oh yeah!
Claudia Anne Knight, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REQUIESCAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term requiescat is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dave Ulliott: Requiescat in Pace
En av den moderna pokerns färgstarkare karaktärer, britten David ”Devilfish” Ulliott, har gått ur tiden. Han blev bara 61 år gammal, efter att ha förlorat en kort ... «Aftonbladet, Apr 15»
2
Birney Imes: Ed Phillips, requiescat in pace
Ed Phillips looked like a man you might have seen sauntering down the gangplank of a Mississippi riverboat at the foot of Canal Street sometime in the ... «The Commercial Dispatch, Mar 15»
3
New York's Cardinal Emeritus, Edward Egan, Dies. Requiescat in …
Cardinal Edward Egan, a native of Illinois with the most distinctive of baritone voices, died today of a heart attack after lunch at the Chapel of the Sacred Hearts ... «National Review Online, Mar 15»
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Requiescat in Pace - RIP
Seit fast 200 Jahren ehren Christen am Ewigkeitssonntag die Verstorbenen. Hier das Konzert der MDR-Ensembles vom 23. November, unter Leitung von ... «MDR, Nov 14»
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Requiescat in pace: Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE
[Diocese of Massachusetts press release] The Society of St. John the Evangelist has announced that the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, monk and, for 20 ... «Episcopal News Service, Oct 14»
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Requiescat in pace”, Gleisi
Requiescat in pace”, Gleisi. 20 de setembro de 2014, às 09:46 José Pedriali 5 Comentários · gleisi choro. Impressionante, inacreditável, espantoso, surrealista, ... «odiario.com, Sep 14»
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Requiescat In Pace, Daniel Hamilton Magill, Jr.
When I think of University of Georgia athletics, I think of many faces, from present-day visages visible in high definition to dated images placed in their proper ... «Dawg Sports, Aug 14»
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James Foley's Letter to Marquette
Requiescat in pace. Amen. Previously, Mr. Foley was captured in Libya, in 2011, and after he safely returned home he wrote a letter to the Marquette community ... «National Review Online, Aug 14»
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"Requiescat in Pace" - the new .RIP Generic Top-Level Domain
I learnt something on that day: "RIP" means "Requiescat in pace". Bright idea in fact. Multilingual. The RIP acronym reminds me the problems we face with new ... «CircleID, Aug 14»
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You can murder the Abstergo CEO in Watch Dogs
The mission opens with Pearce intimidating him by hacking his phone and texting him, “Requiescat in Pace,” – a nod to Assassin's Creed. This is also the ... «VG247, Jun 14»

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