Synonyms for requiem
ˈrɛk wi əm, ˈri kwi-, ˈreɪ-re·quiem

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1. dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnodynoun

   a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

   Synonyms:
   coronach, lament, dirge, lamentation, wail, threnody, plaint, elegy

2. Requiemnoun

   a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

   Synonyms:
   threnody, lament, dirge, coronach

3. Requiemnoun

   a Mass celebrated for the dead

   Synonyms:
   threnody, lament, dirge, coronach

Matched Categories

1. • Mass
   • Song

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How to use requiem in a sentence?

1. Elizabeth Vega:

   We looked up the performances, and found (Saturday's performance) was a Requiem. It just seemed almost destined.

2. George Bernard Shaw:

   There are some experiences in life which should not be demanded twice from any man, and one of them is listening to the Brahms Requiem.

3. Golden Experience Requiem (Golden Wind Requiem):

   This is...Requiem...Da... What you're seeing is indeed the truth. You are seeing movements created by your abilities, but you will never arrive at the truth that is going to happen. None who stands before me shall ever get there, regardless of their abilities. This is, The Power of Golden Wind Requiem. This is unknown even to Giorno Giovanna, who controls me...