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DIES IRAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dies Irae mean?
• DIES IRAE (noun)
The noun DIES IRAE has 1 sense:
1. the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally 'day of wrath')
Familiarity information: DIES IRAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally 'day of wrath')
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
anthem; hymn (a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation))
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