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Where does the phrase 'rest in peace' derive fom?

What does it mean?
15:34 Sun 19th Aug 2012
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sandyRoe
http://en.wikipedia.o...ki/Requiescat_in_pace

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15:35 Sun 19th Aug 2012
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shaneystar2
From the Latin
Requiescat in pace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rest_in_peace
15:36 Sun 19th Aug 2012
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atalanta
It is a happy coincidence that the initial letters of "Requiescat in pace" ( may he/she rest in peace) are the same as the English initials. Originally the Latin initials appeared on gravestones.
19:30 Sun 19th Aug 2012
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ludwig
It's shorthand for 'we hope you don't go to hell or get up and start walking around like a zombie'.
12:43 Tue 21st Aug 2012

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