Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun requiem

3 senses of requiem

Sense 1
dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnody -- (a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person)
       => song, vocal -- (a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs")

Sense 2
Requiem -- (a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead)
       => Mass -- (a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven")

Sense 3
Requiem -- (a Mass celebrated for the dead)
       => Mass -- ((Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist)