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Rest in peace (RIP) is a phrase from the Latin requiescat in pace (Classical Latin: [rekʷiˈeːskat in ˈpaːke], Ecclesiastical Latin: [rekwiˈeskat in ˈpatʃe]), is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and Methodist denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace.
It became ubiquitous on headstones in the 18th century, and is widely used today when mentioning someone's death, regardless of religion.

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  3. N

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  4. lisab

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  5. D

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  7. A

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  11. D

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  12. J

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  13. A

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  14. T

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  15. A

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  17. G

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  18. N

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  19. J

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  20. MTd2

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  33. P

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  34. C

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  35. Evo

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  37. K

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  38. M

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  49. V

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