req·ui·em
noun/ˈrekwiəm/, /ˈrekwiem/
/ˈrekwiəm/, /ˈrekwiem/
(also requiem mass)
- (especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a Mass (= religious ceremony) at which people say prayers for the soul of a dead person or the souls of dead people in general
人们为死者的灵魂或一般死者的灵魂祈祷的弥撒（=宗教仪式） - a piece of music for this ceremony
安魂曲；安魂弥撒曲
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin (first word of the Mass), accusative of requies ‘rest’.