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Repose is a word meaning "rest" or "calmness". Repose may also refer to: Lying in repose, when the body of a deceased person is set out for public viewing; Dying, particularly used of saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church; Mount Repose (disambiguation), several mountains; USS Repose, several US Navy ships; Repose, a c.1871 painting by Édouard ...
Lying in repose is the tradition in which the body of a deceased person, often of high social stature, is made available for public viewing. Lying in repose differs from the more formal honor of lying in state , which is generally held at the principal government building of the deceased person's country and often accompanied by a guard of honour .
Rest in peace (R.I.P.), [1] a phrase from the Latin requiescat in pace (Ecclesiastical Latin: [rekwiˈeskat in ˈpatʃe]), is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Catholic, [2] Lutheran, [3] Anglican, and Methodist [4] denominations, to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace.
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The etymological origin of the richa is the Sanskrit word Ṛc (ऋच्), which means to praise. [3] Richa, is therefore, one ṛc after the other. Other meanings of ṛc are splendor, worship, or a hymn. [4]
Winter brings less daylight and colder temperatures, which can disrupt sleep. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is more common in winter due to the lack of sunlight, causing sleep disturbances.
The word repoussé is French and means "pushed up", ultimately from Latin pulsare, which means "to push".Repoussage is the noun to refer to the technique, with repoussé being an adjective referring to a piece to which the technique has been applied (e.g. "repoussé work", "repoussé piece").
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