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missa pro defunctis — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • requiem noun A religious ceremony, especially a Catholic Mass, held to honor and pray for the dead.

Senses

missa pro defunctis is used for these senses in English:

  • requiem A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.

requiem — full definition

  1. noun A religious ceremony, especially a Catholic Mass, held to honor and pray for the dead.
  2. noun A musical composition written for such a ceremony, or more broadly any piece composed to memorialize the dead.