Dies+Irae

  • 51Dies Irae — (Lat. Day of wrath )    Sequence sung at a Requiem mass, one of four liturgical sequences retained after the Council of Trent …

    Historical dictionary of sacred music

  • 52DIES IRAE —    (lit. the Day of Wrath), a Latin hymn on the Last Judgment, so called from first words, and based on Zeph. i. 14 18; it is ascribed to a monk of the name of Thomas de Celano, who died in 1255, and there are several translations of it in… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 53Dies Irae —    The first two words of a Latin hymn, meaning Day of Wrath, being the 36th of the Hymnal. It is supposed to have been written in the Twelfth Century by Thomas of Celano. The translation of this hymn used in the Hymnal was made by the Rev. W. J …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 54Dies Irae — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lat. day of wrath; judgmentday …

    English dictionary for students

  • 55Dies Irae — Di|es I|rae 〈m.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.〉 Tag des Zorns [Etym.: lat., Anfang eines lat. Hymnus auf das Weltgericht] …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 56Dies irae — лат. [ди/эс и/рэ] «день гнева»(«страшный суд»); начальные слова одной из частей реквиема …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 57Dies Irae — (Latine) Day of the Wrath medieval Latin hymn (and its first words) describing the Judgment Day published by a Franciscan monk around the year 1250 …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 58Dies Irae — [ˌdi:eɪz ɪərʌɪ, ɪəreɪ] noun a Latin hymn sung in a Mass for the dead. Origin L., day of wrath (the opening words of the hymn) …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 59Dies Irae* — Di•es I•rae [[t]ˈdi eɪs ˈɪər eɪ[/t]] n. fot mad a Latin hymn on the Day of Judgment, commonly sung in a Requiem Mass • Etymology: L: day of wrath …

    From formal English to slang

  • 60Dies Irae — /dieɪz ˈɪəreɪ/ (say deeayz earray) noun a medieval Latin hymn about the Day of Judgement (commonly ascribed to Thomas of Celano, a Franciscan of the first half of the 13th century), sung or recited in the Mass for the dead. {Medieval Latin: day… …