REQUIEM
Dictionary entry overview: What does Requiem mean?
• REQUIEM (noun)
The noun REQUIEM has 3 senses:
1. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
2. a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
3. a Mass celebrated for the dead
Familiarity information: REQUIEM used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• REQUIEM (noun)
Meaning:
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
coronach; dirge; requiem; threnody; lament
Hypernyms ("requiem" is a kind of...):
song; vocal (a short musical composition with words)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "requiem"):
keen (a funeral lament sung with loud wailing)
Meaning:
A musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Requiem" is a kind of...):
Mass (a musical setting for a Mass)
Holonyms ("Requiem" is a part of...):
Requiem (a Mass celebrated for the dead)
Meaning:
A Mass celebrated for the dead
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Requiem" is a kind of...):
Mass ((Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist)
Meronyms (parts of "Requiem"):
Requiem (a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead)
