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requiem

/ˈrekwiəm/noun

उच्चारण रेक्विअम

शोक-प्रार्थना, मृतात्मा की शांति के लिए प्रार्थना-सभा

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a Christian ceremony for a person who has recently died, at which special music is sung

    शोक-प्रार्थना, मृतात्मा की शांति के लिए प्रार्थना-सभा

    • A requiem was held in the cathedral for the victims of the crash.
  2. 2

    [C]

    a piece of music for this ceremony

    शोक-गीत, मृतक-स्मृति संगीत

    • Mozart's Requiem was left unfinished at his death.

    Synonyms dirge lament elegy threnody

  3. 3

    [C] ~ (for sb/sth)

    something that is written or performed in memory of somebody or something that has died or ended

    श्रद्धांजलि (रचना), किसी अंत पर शोक-रचना

    • The novel is a requiem for a vanishing way of life.

    Synonyms tribute memorial lament

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

dirge lament elegy threnody tribute memorial

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin requies, meaning 'rest', the first word of the prayer said for the dead in the Latin Mass.

यह Latin शब्द requies (विश्राम) से बना है, जो Latin Mass में मृतकों के लिए की जाने वाली प्रार्थना का पहला शब्द है।