Definition
An expression used to convey the hope that someone who has died has found peace.
She was a kind and loving person, may she rest in peace.
Upon hearing of his passing, we can only hope that he will rest in peace.
At the end of the funeral, the priest said, "May he rest in peace."
A phrase often inscribed on gravestones to express the wish for the deceased to be at peace.
The gravestone was inscribed with the words "May she rest in peace."
They had “Rest in peace” engraved on the tombstone to remember their lost loved one.
During the memorial, we placed a flower by everyone’s tombstone and silently whispered, ‘Rest in peace’.