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# requiescat

interjection/noun (requiescat; Requiescat in pace, RIP) — Latin

«requiescat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Latin, church) Requiescat means «may he or she rest». It comes from the prayer «Requiescat in pace», «May he or she rest in peace», said for a person who has died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/#m1)
2. The short form RIP, now read as «rest in peace», comes from it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/#m2)

### In the lessons

In church life and on old gravestones, requiescat or RIP is written for the dead; Christians believe it is a prayer that the person be at peace with God. It is Latin, not ordinary English. Phrases: requiescat in pace, RIP.

### Examples

- «Requiescat in pace» was carved on the old grave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/#x1)
- RIP stands for «requiescat in pace». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/#x2)
- The priest said «requiescat in pace» at the funeral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/#x3)
- Requiescat is Latin for «may he rest». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/#x4)
- On the gravestone it said: RIP. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/#x5)
- People write RIP when someone dies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/#x6)

### Note

Latin, not an English word. Say rek-wee-ES-kat. Used respectfully. «RIP» is used in English today, sometimes jokingly, but on real deaths it should be respectful.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «requiescat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/requiescat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«requiescat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/requiescat.html) on Mova free.