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Definition of Dirges

Dirge
Dirge Dirge, n. [Contraction of Lat. dirige, direct thou (imperative of dirigere), the first word of a funeral hymn (Lat. transl. of Psalm v. 8) beginning, ``Dirige, Domine, in conspectu tuo vitam meam.' See Direct, a., and cf. Dirige.] A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; a funeral hymn. The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls Sung dirges at her funeral. --Ford.

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- hymn, dirges are typically shorter and less meditative than elegies. Dirges are often slow and bear the character of funeral marches. Poetic dirges may...
- Album Dirges of Elysium". Incantation.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2014. "INCANTATION Completes Work On 'Dirges Of Elysium'"...
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII is a 2006 action role-playing third-person shooter video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation...
- Look up dirge in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A dirge is a somber song expressing mourning or grief. Dirge may also refer to: Roman Dirge (born 1972)...
- "A Dirge" is a poetic dirge composed by Percy Bysshe S****ey. It was published posthumously in 1824 by his wife, Mary S****ey, in the collection Posthumous...
- the 2005 movie sequel Advent Children, the 2006 shooter spin-off sequel Dirge of Cerberus, and the 2007 action game prequel Crisis Core. Other media include...
- Dirge Within (known as The Bloodline from 2013 to 2017) was an American metal band from Chicago that formed in 2007. Dirge Within formed in January 2007...
- Four Dirges, Op. 9a, Sz. 45, BB 58 (Hungarian: 4 siratóének) is a short collection of dirges by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. Béla Bartók had been researching...
- Roman Dirge (born Roman Elliot; April 29, 1972) is an American comic book writer, artist, and former magician. He is best known as the creator of the...
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