Rest in peace Rest in peace The phrase "Rest in peace", RIP, from Latin Requiescat in pace (, )) is sometimes used in traditional Christian services and prayers, such as in the Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, and Roman Catholic denominations, sometimes to wish the soul of a decedent eternal rest and peace in Christ. It became ubiquitous on headstones in the 18th century, and is widely used today when mentioning someone's death. The phrase "dormit in pace" (English: "he sleeps in peace") was found in the catacombs of the early Christians and indicated that "they died in the peace of the Church, that is,
Reap the whirlwind (phrase) slavery into the western territories, James Pike of the "New York Tribune" warned the Southerners, "You are sowing the wind and you will reap the whirlwind..." Reap the whirlwind (phrase) Reap the whirlwind is a term derived from the proverbial phrase, "They that sow the wind, shall reap the whirlwind", which in turn comes from the "Book of Hosea" in the "Old Testament" ("Hosea" 8-7). Its idiomatic meaning is to suffer the consequences of one's actions. The phrase was famously used by Arthur "Bomber" Harris in response to the Blitz of 1940 when he said: The phrase was also used