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,
Sambo (racial term) language sources. "Webster's Third International Dictionary" holds that it may have come from the Kongo word "nzambu" (monkey). Note that the "z" of (Latin American) Spanish is pronounced like the English "s" rather than as the "z" in the word "nzambu". The Royal Spanish Academy gives the origin from a Latin word, possibly the adjective "valgus" or another modern Spanish term ("patizambo"), both of which translate to "bow-legged". The equivalent term in Portuguese-speaking areas, such as Brazil, is "cafuzo". Examples of "Sambo" as a common name can be found as far back as the 19th century. In Thackeray's novel "Vanity