Definition of Requiem

a program held in the Catholic Church to remember a deceased individual or a musical composition prepared as a remembrance

Examples of Requiem in a sentence

The requiem for the deceased priest will be held this Sunday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church.  🔊

According to the will, the composer wants the requiem he wrote to be played at his funeral.  🔊

A military band performed a requiem for the fallen soldiers.  🔊

While at the church, it was heartbreaking to observe the police officer’s widow at the requiem.  🔊

In the Catholic Church, a requiem is sometimes referred to as a “Mass for the dead.”  🔊

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