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Definition: Requiescat |
RequiescatNoun1. A prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "requiescat" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Interment | Phrase: hic jacet, ci-git; RIP; requiescat in pace; "the lone couch of his everlasting sleep"; "without a grave-unknell'd, uncoffin'd, and unknown"; "in the dark union of insensate dust"; "the deep cold shadow of the tomb". |
Pacification | Phrase: requiescat in pace. |
Quiescence | Phrase: requiescat in pace; Deus nobis haec otia fecit; "the noonday quiet holds the hill". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Requiescat |
| Specialty definitions using "requiescat": R.I.P, riot ♦ SUFFRAGETTE. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Requiescat" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (end, quiet down: rest). |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | RIOT, n. A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders. R.I.P. A careless abbreviation of requiescat in pace, attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead. According to the learned Dr. Drigge, however, the letters originally meant nothing more than reductus in pulvis. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "requiescat": requiescat in pace. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
in pace requiescat | 5 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "requiescat"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Bulgarian | заупокойна молитва (placebo). (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | nyugodjék békében (requiescat in pace, rest in peace). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | equiescatray | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 27, Verse 44 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai oikhson met' autou hmeraV tinaV ewV tou apostreyai ton qumon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Habitabisque cum eo dies paucos donec requiescat furor fratris tui |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And thow shalt dwelle with hym a fewe dayes, to the tyme that the woodnes of thi brother reste, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And tarie with him a while vntill thy brothers fearsnes be swaged and |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury shall turn away; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And be there with him for a little time, till your brother's wrath is turned away; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 27, Verse 44 |
| Cebuano | Ug pumuyo ka uban kaniya ug pipila ka adlaw, hangtud nga ang kasuko sa imong igsoon nga lalake, mapuypoy; |
| Chinese | 同 他 住 些 日 子 、 直 等 " " 的 ' 氣 消 了 ． |
| Croatian | Ostani kod njega neko vrijeme, dok bijes brata tvoga na te jenja, |
| Danish | og bliv så hos ham en Tid, til din Broders Harme lægger sig, |
| Dutch | En blijf bij hem enige dagen, totdat de hittige gramschap uws broeders kere; |
| Finnish | ja jää hänen luokseen joksikin aikaa, kunnes veljesi kiukku asettuu, |
| French | et reste auprès de lui quelque temps, |
| German | und bleib eine Weile bei ihm, bis sich der Grimm deines Bruders legt |
| Hungarian | És maradj nála egy kevés ideig, míg a te bátyád haragja elmúlik; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | dan tinggallah bersama dia untuk beberapa waktu lamanya, sampai kemarahan abangmu reda |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | maka duduklah engkau dengan dia di sana beberapa hari lamanya, sehingga padamlah amarah saudaramu itu; |
| Italian | Rimarrai con lui qualche tempo, finché l'ira di tuo fratello si sar placata; |
| Maori | Hei a ia koe noho ai mo etahi rangi, kia tahuri atu ra ano te aritarita o tou tuakana; |
| Norwegian | og bli hos ham en tid, til din brors vrede har lagt sig, |
| Portuguese | e demora-te com ele alguns dias, até que passe o furor de teu irmão; |
| Rumanian | wi rqmki la el cktqva vreme, pknq se va potoli mknia fratelui tqu, |
| Russian | Й ПЦЙЧЙ Х ОЕЗП ОЕУЛПМШЛП ЧТЕНЕОЙ, ПЛБ ХФПМЙФУС СТПУФШ 'ТБФБ ФЧПЕЗП, |
| Spanish | Pasa con él algún tiempo, hasta que el enojo de tu hermano se aplaque, |
| Swedish | och stanna någon tid hos honom, till dess din broders förbittring har upphört, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "requiescat": requiescats. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-i-q-r-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: cauteries. | |
-2 letters: acquires, causerie, cerusite, cutesier, equiseta, eucrites, quartics, queasier, quieters, racquets, requites, secateur, suricate. | |
-3 letters: acquest, acquire, acquits, aeriest, austere, caiques, cerates, cerites, cesurae, cirques, creates, cristae, curates, curites, cutesie, ecartes, equates, equites, esquire, eucrite, icterus, quaeres, quartes, quartic, quatres, queries, querist, quester, quieter, raciest, racquet, recites, request, requite, saucier, seriate, stearic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-i-q-r-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: requiescats. | |
+2 letters: acquirements. | |
+5 letters: quincentenaries, sesquicarbonate, sesquicentenary. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 65 71 75 69 65 73 63 61 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).-. . --.- ..- .. . ... -.-. .- - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01100101 01110001 01110101 01101001 01100101 01110011 01100011 01100001 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R e q u i e s c a t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 0065 0071 0075 0069 0065 0073 0063 0061 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)52718387757185696786 |
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