“quem”

The following 3 entries include the term quem.

terminus ad quem

noun

: a goal, object, or course of action : destination, purpose

Quem quaeritis?

Latin phrase

: whom do you seek? used for an Easter introit trope and liturgical drama on the women's encounter with an angel when visiting Christ's tomb

Quem quaeritis

noun

: an Easter introit trope derived from the account of the visit to Christ's tomb by the women, acted in the 10th century by ecclesiastics, and in its amplified dramatized form being the earliest known liturgical drama


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