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Dirge

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

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(Latin: dirigo, direct)

Song, hymn of mourning sung at funerals or services in memory of the dead. So named from the first word of the antiphon in the office for the dead, Dirige Domine, Deus Meus (Guide, O Lord my God).

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Entry for 'Dirge'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​d/dirge.html. 1910.
 
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