requiescat
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req·ui·es·cat
(rĕk′wē-ĕs′kăt′, -kät′)n.
A prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead.
[Latin requiēscat, third person sing. present subjunctive of requiēscere, to rest : re-, re- + quiēscere, to rest; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots.]
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requiescat
(ˌrɛkwɪˈɛskæt)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) a prayer for the repose of the souls of the dead
[Latin, from requiescat in pace may he rest in peace]
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re•qui•es•cat
(ˌrɛk wiˈɛs kɑt, -kæt)n.
a wish or prayer for the repose of the dead.
[1815–25; < Latin: short for requiescat in pace]
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