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requiescant in pace

requiescant in pace phrase: may they rest in peace.

Phrase

requiescant in pace

  1. May they rest in peace.

Forms of requiescant in pace

alternative common initialismRIP

Origin of requiescant in pace

Unadapted borrowing from Latin requiēscant in pāce.

Questions about requiescant in pace

What does requiescant in pace mean?
Requiescant in pace means may they rest in peace.
What part of speech is requiescant in pace?
Requiescant in pace is a phrase.

Words near requiescant in pace in the dictionary

  1. requiem mass
  2. requiem masses
  3. requiem shark
  4. requiem sharks
  5. requiems
  6. requiescant in pace
  7. requiescat
  8. requiescat in pace
  9. requiescats
  10. requiesce
  11. requiescence

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