DIES IRAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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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