eternal rest
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7.1
- noun
- /ɪˈtɜrnəl rɛst/
- Formal
:
reposo eterno
- God grant him eternal rest.
- eternal rest grant
- enjoy eternal rest
- find eternal rest
Examples
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One by one, they approached his body, prayed him into eternal rest, and wept their goodbyes.
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We are gathered here to put to eternal rest Adele Carolyn Rogers-Smith.
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But rather bring them to the blessing of light, holy life and eternal rest.
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For all those who sacrificed their lives, may they be in eternal rest.
Blog text (23) -
I hope he finds eternal rest in heaven and the glorious embrace of God.
Blog text (6) -
Eternal rest give to her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her.
Blog text (12) -
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Blog text (23) -
We are gathered here to put to eternal rest Adele Carolyn Rogers-Smith.
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May God grant him eternal rest.
Synonyms
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1.0
The end of a living thing's life
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8.8
A peaceful state of being dead after life ends
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5.1
A life people believe exists after a person dies
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9.9
A peaceful rest after death often used in poems
A gentle way to talk about death as a peaceful, long sleep
To die peacefully, people say this as a gentle way to talk about someone's death
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase combines 'eternal' (forever) and 'rest' (a state of repose or sleep), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer 'permanent sleep' and therefore death or burial. As a common euphemism with cross-linguistic parallels (e.g. "rest in peace"), the meaning is compositional and predictable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
The phrase eternal rest may come from old religious ideas of the grave as a long, peaceful sleep, where rest means sleep and eternal means forever. So people use eternal rest as a gentle way to say 'to die' or be 'buried', meaning lasting peace.