dies irae

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   the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')

   Broaderhymn

Questions about dies irae

What does dies irae mean?

dies irae means "the first words of a medieval Latin hymn describing the Last Judgment (literally `day of wrath')".

Is dies irae a common word?

dies irae is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.