Definition of requiem

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req·ui·em    (rkw-m, rkw-) KEY 

NOUN:

1. Requiem Roman Catholic Church
   1. A mass for a deceased person.
   2. A musical composition for such a mass.
2. A hymn, composition, or service for the dead.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin, accusative of requis, rest, the first word of the mass for the dead : re-, re- + quis, quiet; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots