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A cry of sorrow and grief
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lamentation
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Lamentation of Christ is a painting by the painter and manuscript illuminator Gerard David , originally a wing of a now dismantled and lost altarpiece.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French lamentacion and directly from Latin lamentationem (nominative lamentatio ) "wailing, moaning, weeping," noun of action from past participle stem of lamentari "to wail, moan, weep, lament," from lamentum "a wailing," from PIE root ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of lamenting. 2 A sorrowful cry; a lament. 3 Specifically, mourning. 4 lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge 5 A group of swans.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Buchman's lamentation about the state of American democracy is not justified.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" [syn: lament , plaint , wail ] the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief [syn: mourning ]
Usage examples of lamentation.
As he was an actressy little fellow, he put on a great show of lamentation for the neighbours, referring to the departure from his starving country as a white martyrdom.
I saw that the lout was astonished not to hear the lamentations he expected.
When Belding returned, and, instead of being accompanied by Wallace, merely brought a letter from him, the unhappy Susan would sink into fits of lamentation and weeping, and repel every effort to console her with an obstinacy that partook of madness.
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Are there yet in the country whence you come the breadless bellies, the sores and rags and lamentations of the poor?
Jumping Snake repeated so often and so dolefully that the others wanted to silence him, but he was a senior chief with many coups and his lamentations continued.
But this woman was literally burnt alive: for the executioner letting go the rope sooner than usual, in consequence of the flames reaching his hands, the fire burnt fiercely round her, and the spectators beheld her pushing away the faggots, while she rent the air with her cries and lamentations.
On a sudden, the scene was changed: sorrow and lamentation were discarded, the glad name of Iacchus passed from mouth to mouth, the image of the God, crowned with myrtle and bearing a lighted torch, was borne in joyful procession from the Ceramicus to Eleusis, where, during the ensuing night, the initiation was completed by an imposing revelation.
She had quit when Mysterioso would not let her perform a dance solo based on Lamentations.
But now grim Ranulph tangled beard tore And wrung his hands and sighed and groaned and swore With loud complaints and woeful lamentations, With muttered oaths and murmured objurgations, With curses dire and impious imprecations.
General Ople gathered from the rector that she had a great contempt for men: yet it was curiously varied with lamentations over the weakness of women.
Generous in grief as in joy, selfless in the outpouring of their hearts, the Cymry, exalted in their lamentation by the prideless nobility of their spirits, gathered around Charis and their tears fell down upon her in a gentle, healing rain.
Yet forsooth it was rather the carles than the queans who made all this lamentation.
And the chariot-driver of the holy prelate long time sought for the steeds which he had loosed unto pasture, that he might reyoke them to the chariot: but when for the darkness he could not find them, he wailed with much lamentation.
After the season of Lamentations come the sacred stations of the Passion, then the bright Festival of Resurrection, with its tinkle and clatter, its exhaust fumes, sorched rubber, clouds of dust, and its great promise of happiness.