English noun: requiem | |||
1. | requiem (communication) a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person | ||
Synonyms | coronach, dirge, lament, threnody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | song, vocal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | keen | ||
2. | Requiem (communication) a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Mass | ||
Part meronym | Requiem | ||
3. | Requiem (act) a Mass celebrated for the dead | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Mass | ||
Part holonym | Requiem | ||