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requiescat

UK/ɹɛkwɪˈɛskæt/US/ˌɹɛkwiˈɛskæt/

requiescat noun: a prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person.

Noun

requiescat (plural requiescats)

  1. A prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person

requiescat meaning in Tamil

requiescat in Tamil

இறந்தவரை வணங்குதல், நீத்தார் அமைதி வேண்டல்

Forms of requiescat

pluralrequiescats

Origin of requiescat

First word of the Latin phrase requiēscat in pāce (“may he/she rest in peace”). The Latin word requiēscat means "may he/she rest" and is a form of the Latin verb requiēscō (“to rest, repose”).

Phrases with requiescat

Questions about requiescat

What does requiescat mean?
Requiescat means a prayer for the peaceful repose of the soul of a dead person.
What is requiescat in Tamil?
Requiescat in Tamil is இறந்தவரை வணங்குதல், நீத்தார் அமைதி வேண்டல். See Requiescat meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is requiescat?
Requiescat is a noun.
How do you pronounce requiescat?
Requiescat is pronounced /ɹɛkwɪˈɛskæt/ (UK).
What is the plural of requiescat?
The plural of requiescat is requiescats.

Words near requiescat in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: requiescat (page history and authors); requiescat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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