Requiem is a synonym of dirge.
Requiem is a coordinate term of dirge.
As nouns the difference between dirge and requiem
is that dirge is a mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person while requiem is a mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
dirge
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
Synonyms
* lament, requiem, coronach, threnody, elegy
Related terms
* dirgeful
Anagrams
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requiem
Noun
(
en noun)
A mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.
A musical composition for such a mass.
A piece of music composed to honor a dead person.
Usage notes
The Latin Introit, or opening prayer, for a requiem mass starts with the words:
: aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
: "Grant them eternal rest, Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them."
Coordinate terms
* dirge, elegy, threnody – funeral songs
Related terms
* requiescat
Derived terms
* requiem mass
* requiem shark
