requiem
['rikwɪəm]
n. 魂, , 挽歌, 悲歌



requiem
[ noun ]

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

<noun.communication>

2. a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

<noun.communication>

3. a Mass celebrated for the dead

<noun.act>

Requiem \Re"qui*em\ (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies
rest, the first words of the Mass being ``Requiem aeternam
dona eis, Domine,'' give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref.
re- re + quies quiet. See {Quiet}, n., and cf. {Requin}.]
1. (R.C.Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed
soul.

We should profane the service of the dead
To sing a requiem and such rest to her
As to peace-parted souls. --Shak.

2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a
deceased person.

3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]

Else had I an eternal requiem kept,
And in the arms of peace forever slept. --Sandys.