requiescat

noun

re·qui·es·cat | \ ˌre-kwē-ˈe-ˌskät

How to pronounce requiescat (audio)

, -ˌkat; ˌrā-kwē-ˈe-ˌskät \

Definition of requiescat

: a prayer for the repose of a dead person

Examples of requiescat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Shivaree, chthonian, erumpent, tintinnabulation, exonumia, requiescat, deipnosophist, omphaloskepsis, horripilation, deliquesce, apopemptic. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021

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“Requiescat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/requiescat. Accessed 10 Aug. 2022.

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