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Meanings of eternal rest in English

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Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

        Russian
        requiem aeternam

        Western Christian prayer for the dead.

              Related terms
              requiem aeternam
              Usage of eternal rest in English
              1
              And now their thoughts were set on the place of eternal rest.
              Observations on the Mussulmauns of India / Descriptive of Their ...
              2
              Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them.
              Radio NZ
              3
              He has entered into the eternal rest, while we are bowed with sorrow.
              Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and ...
              4
              Now I hasten hence unto my eternal rest with my fathers.
              The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
              5
              O Eternal One, I commit my soul into thy eternal rest.
              The Life of James Renwick / A Historical Sketch Of His Life, Lab...
              6
              Call for a bottle of Burgundy and drink it to my eternal rest!
              A Passionate Pilgrim
              7
              Do not weep, dear sisters; I go to eternal rest.
              Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
              8
              One might strike me on the head and send me to my eternal rest.
              Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
              9
              In his mind, he saw himself enjoying his eternal rest.
              Blind willow, sleeping woman
              10
              I will not be putting my head on the block and desiring eternal rest.
              The King’s Curse
              11
              Which, takes the New Yorker caption contest, like this, I was hoping for eternal rest.
              The new yorker
              12
              We turned away, leaving the true ancestors of our false King to their eternal rest.
              Sovereign
              13
              Most of his patients got both, especially eternal rest.
              Remarks
              14
              Forgive their sins, account their valour to their merit, and welcome them to your eternal rest.
              Hood
              15
              I shall sink to eternal rest with your name on my lips-yourimage in my heart.
              Inez: A Tale of the Alamo
              16
              The scourge has left a sad void between friends living and friends gone to eternal rest.
              An Outcast; Or, Virtue and Faith
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