Meanings
phrase
verbrest in peace (third-person singular simple present rests in peace, present participle resting in peace, simple past and past participle rested in peace)
present singular third person rests in peace · participle present resting in peace · participle past rested in peace · past rested in peace
- euphemisticTo have passed away, or to have died.
In his latter years he sought an asylum with his relatives, the O'Conors, of Belanagar, and it was probably there that he rested in peace, in 1735.
1882, Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, The Dublin Review, volume 90, page 156
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseA blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace.
Similar
Origin
- Latinrequiescat in pace
- Englishrest in peace
Calque of Latin requiescat in pace.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اُرْقُد فِي سَلَام, اُرْقُد بِسَلَام
- اُرْقُد فِي سَلَام (urqud fī salām)blessing or expression of hope
- اُرْقُد بِسَلَام (urqud bisalām)blessing or expression of hope
Basque lurrak goxo har zaitzala
- lurrak goxo har zaitzalablessing or expression of hope
Bengali শন্তিতে থাক
- শন্তিতে থাক (śontite thak)blessing or expression of hope
Bulgarian почивай в мир
- почивай в мир (počivaj v mir)blessing or expression of hope
Catalan en pau descansi
- en pau descansiblessing or expression of hope
Chinese Cantonese 安息
- 安息 (on¹ sik¹)blessing or expression of hope
Chinese Mandarin 去世, 安息
- 去世 (qùshì)have died
- 安息 (ānxī)blessing or expression of hope
Czech odpočívej v pokoji
- odpočívej v pokojiblessing or expression of hope
Danish hvil i fred
- hvil i fredblessing or expression of hope
Dutch rust in vrede
- rust in vredeblessing or expression of hope
Esperanto ripozu pace
- ripozu paceblessing or expression of hope
Finnish levätä rauhassa, levätä rauhassa
- levätä rauhassahave died
- levätä rauhassablessing or expression of hope
French repose en paix
- repose en paixblessing or expression of hope
German ruhe in Frieden
- ruhe in Friedenblessing or expression of hope
Greek αναπαύσου εν ειρήνη
- αναπαύσου εν ειρήνη (anapáfsou en eiríni)blessing or expression of hope
Hebrew עליו השלום
- עליו השלום (alav hashalom)blessing or expression of hope
Hindi शांति से आराम करना
- शांति से आराम करना (śānti se ārām karnā)blessing or expression of hope
Hungarian nyugodjék békében
- nyugodjék békébenblessing or expression of hope
Indonesian beristirahat dalam damai
- beristirahat dalam damaiblessing or expression of hope
Irish ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam, ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam
- ar dheis Dé go raibh a anamblessing or expression of hope
- ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanamblessing or expression of hope
Italian riposi in pace
- riposi in paceblessing or expression of hope
Japanese ご冥福をお祈りします, 安らかに眠る
- ご冥福をお祈りします (Go meifuku wo o inori shimasu)blessing or expression of hope
- 安らかに眠る (Yasuraka ni nemuru)blessing or expression of hope
- 安らかに眠れ (Yasuraka ni nemure)blessing or expression of hope
- 安らかに休んでください (Yasuraka ni yasunde kudasai)blessing or expression of hope
Korean 고이 잠드소서, 편히 쉬소서
- 고이 잠드소서 (goi jamdeusoseo)blessing or expression of hope
- 편히 쉬소서 (pyeonhi swisoseo)blessing or expression of hope
- 삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다 (samga goin-ui myeongbog-eul bimnida)blessing or expression of hope
Latin requiescat in pace
- requiescat in paceblessing or expression of hope
Norwegian Bokmål hvil i fred
- hvil i fredblessing or expression of hope
Polish spoczywaj w pokoju
- spoczywaj w pokojublessing or expression of hope
Portuguese descanse em paz
- descanse em pazblessing or expression of hope
Russian земля́ пу́хом, пусть земля́ бу́дет пу́хом
- земля́ пу́хом (zemljá púxom)blessing or expression of hope
- пусть земля́ бу́дет пу́хом (pustʹ zemljá búdet púxom)blessing or expression of hope
- ца́рство ему́ небе́сное (cárstvo jemú nebésnoje)blessing or expression of hope
- ца́рство ей небе́сное (cárstvo jej nebésnoje)blessing or expression of hope
- мир пра́ху его́ (mir práxu jevó)blessing or expression of hope
- мир пра́ху её (mir práxu jejó)blessing or expression of hope
- покойся с миром (pokojsja s mirom)blessing or expression of hope
Spanish descansar en paz, descanse en paz
- descansar en pazhave died
- descanse en pazblessing or expression of hope
- que en paz descanseblessing or expression of hope
Swahili pumzika kwa amani, pumzika peponi
- pumzika kwa amaniblessing or expression of hope
- pumzika peponiblessing or expression of hope
Swedish vila i frid
- vila i fridblessing or expression of hope
Thai หลับให้สบาย, หลับให้สบายนะ
- หลับให้สบาย (làp-hâi-sà-baai)have died
- หลับให้สบายนะ (làp-hâi-sà-baai-ná)blessing or expression of hope
- ไปที่ชอบๆ (bpai-tîi-chɔ̂ɔp-tîi-chɔ̂ɔp)blessing or expression of hope
- ไปสู่สรวงสวรรค์ (bpai-sùu-sǔuang-sà-wǎn)blessing or expression of hope
- ไปสู่สุคติ (bpai-sùu-sù-ká-dtì)blessing or expression of hope
Turkish huzur içinde yatsın
- huzur içinde yatsınblessing or expression of hope
Urdu اللہ بخشے
- اللہ بخشے (allāh baxśe)blessing or expression of hope
Vietnamese yên nghỉ
- yên nghỉblessing or expression of hope
Welsh heddwch i'w lwch
- heddwch i'w lwchblessing or expression of hope
Cite this entry
APA
rest in peace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20in%20peace
MLA
“rest in peace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20in%20peace. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rest in peace,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20in%20peace.
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