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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')play

  Familiarity information: DIES IRAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIES IRAE (noun)


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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