First Known Use: 1860
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Dies Irae
noun Di·es Irae \ˌdē-(ˌ)ās-ˈē-ˌrā\
Definition of DIES IRAE
: a medieval Latin hymn on the Day of Judgment sung in requiem masses
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Origin of DIES IRAE
Medieval Latin, day of wrath; from the first words of the hymn
Rhymes with DIES IRAE
African gray, areaway, Armistice Day, Ascension Day, auto-da-fé, bank holiday, beta decay, bioassay, boulevardier, cabriolet, café au lait, cantabile, Cardigan Bay, carry away, cDNA, Chesapeake Bay, chronicle play, communiqué, companionway, corps de ballet, costumier, couturier, décolleté, Delaware Bay, devil to pay, diamanté, Discovery Day, Dominion Day, Election Day, electric ray, far and away, felo-de-se, fiddle away, Fiesole, Giant's Causeway, habitué, High Holiday, instant replay, Jamaica Bay, Jubilate, Korea Bay, laissez-passer, Lavoisier, medley relay, mezzo forte, microarray, Midsummer Day, miracle play, Morgan le Fay, objet trouvé, off-off-Broadway, out-of-the-way, papier collé, papier-mâché, pas de bourrée, Patriots' Day, photo-essay, Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Fumé, prêt-à-porter, Presidents' Day, roche moutonnée, Rogation Day, roman à clef, roturier, Saginaw Bay, sine die, sub judice, superhighway, Thanksgiving Day, ukiyo-e, Ulan-Ude, Valentine's Day, Veterans Day, yerba maté
dies irae
foreign term \-ˈē-ˌrī, -ˌrā\
Definition of DIES IRAE
: day of wrath —used of the Judgment DayOrigin of DIES IRAE
Latin
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