Meaning of rest in power | Babel Free

Definitions

Said to mourn, remember, or celebrate a deceased person, particularly activists and victims of oppression.

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Examples

“A wall displays the local gang's roster—hundreds of names spraypainted in furious, spidery lettering. Someone points to the "R.I.P." section: more than a dozen names. "Rest in Power," mumbles one of the boys.”

“About a mile from the cemetery entrance, hundreds lined the streets, holding up umbrellas and makeshift tents to protect themselves from the unrelenting sun. They doodled chalk messages of “rest in power” and “be the change” along the sidewalk, and periodically broke out in chants: “Say his name! George Floyd!””

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