Crossword clues for mourning
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mourn \Mourn\ (m[=o]rn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mourned (m[=o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Mourning.] [AS. murnan; akin to OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. ma['u]rnan.]
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To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness.
Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
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2. To wear the customary garb of a mourner.
We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood?
--Shak.Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year.
--Pope.
Mourning \Mourn"ing\, n. [AS. murnung.]
The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
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Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.
The houses to their tops with black were spread, And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid.
--Dryden.Deep mourning. See under Deep.
Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
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Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.
Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower ( Scabiosa atropurpurea) with dark purple or crimson flowers in flattened heads.
Mourning dove (Zo["o]l.), a wild dove ( Zenaidura macroura) found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust. under Dove.
Mourning warbler (Zo["o]l.), an American ground warbler ( Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English murnung "complaint, grief," verbal noun from mourn (v.).
Wiktionary
n. 1 The act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret; lamentation. 2 Feeling or expressing sorrow over someone's death. vb. (present participle of mourn English)
WordNet
adj. sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope" [syn: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)]
n. state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one [syn: bereavement]
the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief [syn: lamentation]
Wikipedia
Mourning is, in the simplest sense, grief over someone's death. The word is also used to describe a cultural complex of behaviours in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate. Customs vary between cultures and evolve over time, though many core behaviors remain constant.
Wearing black clothes is one practice followed in many countries, though other forms of dress are seen. Those most affected by the loss of a loved one often observe a period of grieving, marked by withdrawal from social events and quiet, respectful behavior. People may follow religious traditions for such occasions.
Mourning may apply to the death of, or anniversary of the death of, an important individual like a local leader, monarch, religious figure, etc. State mourning may occur on such an occasion. In recent years some traditions have given way to less strict practices, though many customs and traditions continue to be followed.
Mourning is a song written and recorded by American rock band Tantric. It was released as the third single from their platinum selling debut album titled Tantric in the Fall of 2001. Mourning is the band's second highest charting single to date behind "' Breakdown '".
Usage examples of "mourning".
Since the Archon had no trials scheduled that week and Julian was still officially in mourning, the Major Domo was able to leave them in peace and get some much-needed rest.
The maiden was attired in deep mourning, and though looking very pale, her surpassing beauty produced a strong impression upon Sir Francis Mitchell, who instantly arose on seeing her, and made her a profound, and, as he considered, courtly salutation.
A period of mourning about the Autumnal Equinox, and of joy at the return of Spring, was almost universal.
She began with poetry, recalling in ballades and rondeaux her happiness as a wife and mourning her sorrows as a widow.
Gilles and Anisia, married less than two months, had seemed young and frightened, full of childish trepidations, their mourning for Thomas Blas more a matter of alarm that they had been plunged into the charge of an isolated rural estate than of grief at his untimely death.
Although he had exchanged his drab mourning clothes for the bright clothing of a landed gentleman, he looked younger than ever, less settled in his new role as master of Blas Lodge instead of more so.
On receiving the bone, the man at once smashes it, hastily buries it in a small pit beside the totemic emblem of the departed, and closes the opening with a large flat stone, signifying thereby that the season of mourning is over and that the dead man or woman has been gathered to his or her totem.
The genius of Piranesi, almost mediumistic, has truly caught the element of hallucination here: he has sensed the long-continued rituals of mourning, the tragic architecture of an inner world.
Mourning millinery is not used as much as formerly, but those who desire to adhere to the custom will find the style little changed.
Whereupon, having done this last commission, and written it down upon a sheet of paper which he placed with care against the clock, beside the unopened letter, the session closed, and Minks, in his mourning hat and lavender gloves, walked up St.
So that—I couldn’t—it’s like being deaf and blind—” Magda felt her own words stumbling on her tongue, lifeless, conveying nothing of her real personality or her true thoughts, dead noises, like the mournings of an idiot.
Now, you do exactly as I tell you to do, or there'll be mournings you never dreamed of - all of you, your wives, orphaned children - try everything on for size!