requiem /ˈɹɛ.kwi.əm/ noun5 •A Mass (especially Catholic) to honor and remember a dead person. •A musical composition for such a mass. •A piece of music composed to honor a dead person. •A large or dangerous shark, specifically, (zoology) a member of the family Carcharhinidae.Any man-eater is called a requiem. — 1973 •(no longer used) Rest; peace. formsrequiems