"rest one's soul" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rests one's soul [present, singular, third-person], resting one's soul [participle, present], rested one's soul [participle, past], rested one's soul [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rest one's soul (third-person singular simple present rests one's soul, present participle resting one's soul, simple past and past participle rested one's soul)
  1. (idiomatic) To wish that a person might find peace in the afterlife. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: God rest his soul, God rest her soul, God rest their soul, God rest their souls
    Sense id: en-rest_one's_soul-en-verb-RIcd7Ca- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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