requiescat in pace

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I’ve always liked to think that requiescat in pace is but preface to a longer story.

From Washington Post • May 15, 2020

Whenever the earth is thrown over the body of a man, no matter how abject or sinful he may have been, the involuntary exclamation of every one is "requiescat in pace."

From The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873 by Headley, Joel Tyler

A careless abbreviation of requiescat in pace, attesting to indolent goodwill to the dead.

From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose

"The fall of Zacatecas will be Huerta's requiescat in pace," Luis Cervantes cried with unusual excitement.

From The Underdogs, a Story of the Mexican Revolution by Munguía, E. (Enrique)

R.I.P., requiescat in pace, may he rest in peace.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various