Why this word is great
REQUIESCAT — [Noun] A formal prayer or invocation for the peaceful repose of the soul of a deceased person. From the Latin verb requiēscat, meaning "may he/she rest," a form of requiēscō ("to rest, repose"), used as the first word of the phrase requiēscat in pāce ("may he/she rest in peace"). Unlike a "eulogy," which looks backward to praise a life, or a "dirge," which gives voice to present grief, a requiescat is a future-facing plea, an active intercession for a soul’s final state. It is the chiseled R.I.P. on a lichen-speckled headstone, the palpable warmth left on a polished wooden pew after the mourners have departed, and the profound stillness that follows the lowering of the casket—a fragile petition for what must, against all mortal doubt, come to be.