Definition of Dies irae

1. Noun. The first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally 'day of wrath').

Generic synonyms: Anthem, Hymn

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dies Irae

Dieffenbachia sequine
Diego
Diego Rivera
Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez
Diegueno
Diels-Alder reaction
Diels-Alder reactions
Diels hydrocarbon
Dien Bien Phu
Dientamoeba fragilis
Dieppe
Dieri
Diervilla
Diervilla lonicera
Diervilla sessilifolia
Dies Irae
Dieterle's stain
Dietl
Dietl's crisis
Dietrich
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dieuaide diagram
Dieulafoy's erosion
Dieulafoy's theory
Diganta
Digby
Diggens
Digger
Diggers
Digges

Literary usage of Dies irae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Minor Poets of the Caroline Period by George Saintsbury (1906)
"dies irae, Dies Ilia A DAY full of horror, must All this world dissolve to dust: Prophets say it; w' are to trust. II What heart will be void of fear When ..."

2. Poet Lore (1900)
"I dies irae. Anne Throop. Go fight your fight with Tagal and with Boer, Cheer in the lust of strength and brutal pride; Beat down the lamb to fatten up the ..."

3. Abraham Coles: Biographical Sketch, Memorial Tributes, Selections from His by Abraham Coles, Ezra Mundy Hunt (1892)
"It was, perhaps, his first translation of "dies irae" (1847), that arrested the attention of linguists and scholars throughout the world. ..."

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