Synonyms for requiem

Most common

lament · elegy · dirge · threnody

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person.

Forms

Plural

requiems → dirges, elegies, laments, threnodies…

Example sentences

• lament One should not lament over past mistakes too long.
• elegy What's the difference between an elegy and a eulogy?
• dirge Tom composed a dirge to honor the late emperor.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

elegy³, dirge¹

6 letters

lament²

8 letters

threnody, coronach

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elegy³ = 3 syllables).