Bible Encyclopedias
Requiem
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a musical mass for the dead in the Church of Rome. so called from the words of the Introit, "Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine," Give them eternal rest, O Lord, etc. (2 Esdras 2:34-35); and the antiphon for the psalms in place of the Gloria Patri
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Requiem'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/r/requiem.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.