requiescat

noun

Definition of requiescatnext
as in invocation

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  1. invocation
  2. thanksgiving
  3. grace
  4. collect
  5. litany
  6. prayer
Noun
  • In the Elizabethan period, when a poet’s relationship with the muses was perceived as directly proportionate to their success in romance, loving attention was paid to their invocation in rhythm and rhyme.
    Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Barring a surprise invocation of the War Powers Act, Trump probably won’t court the logistical hassles of trying to kneecap his broadcast bête noires.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of invocation
Noun
  • Yet the working hands raised in thanksgiving and supplication are offered in humility before God.
    Imani Perry, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This tradition, which marks the start of Christmas celebrations, comes from an old procession performed by olive-oil millers, who used to put fire to the wicker strainer mats used to press the olives as an act of thanksgiving to the Holy Shepherdess (Virgin Mary) for the harvest obtained.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2023
Definition of thanksgiving
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  • The Paragon was one of few splits reliable enough to navigate through the garbage with a semblance of grace, all while encouraging riders to throw little spins, ride switch, and pop off rock-hard pillows without too much concern for landing stability.
    Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Crazy weather graces Neptune’s skies The gas giants might be famous for having the largest storms in the solar system, but Neptune holds the title for having the fastest winds.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of grace
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  • As the evening air pulls downward, scent collects and pools in the lowest points of the landscape.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • On normal concrete roads, water pools and collects, with the stagnant water eventually damaging its various layers, and especially critical underlying ones, which bear vehicles’ heavy loads.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of collect
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  • After a long litany of failures stretching back for years now, few have any confidence that whatever follows will do the job.
    Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The rally also featured a litany of racist, sexist and vulgar rhetoric from speakers that caused widespread outcry.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of litany
Noun
  • And hope and prayer are all New Yorkers have: Of the 3,700 complaints made to the state about real-estate agents over the last four years, only 61 brokers and agents lost their licenses.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The greatest of the prayer songs is the Lord’s Prayer.
    Brendan Menapace, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of prayer
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