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Webster 1913 Edition
Lamentation
Lamˊen-ta′tion
,Noun.
[F.
lamentation
, L. lamentatio
.] 1.
The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
In Rama was there a voice heard,
lamentation
and weeping. Matt. ii. 18.
2.
pl.
(Script.)
A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lamentation
LAMENTA'TION
,Noun.
1.
Expression of sorrow; cries of grief; the act of bewailing.In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping. Matt. 2.
2.
In the plural, a book of Scripture, containing the lamentations of Jeremiah.Definition 2024
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English
Beweinung Christi (Lamentation of Christ, 1509) by German painter Bernhard Strigel. The lamentation of Christ is a common subject in Christian art, and shows Jesus being mourned by his family and friends after his crucifixion and descent from the Cross.
Noun
lamentation (plural lamentations)
- The act of lamenting.
- A sorrowful cry; a lament.
- Specifically, mourning.
- lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
- A group of swans.
Related terms
Translations
the act of lamenting
mourning
a sorrowful cry; a lament
a group of swans
References
- “lamentation” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
French
Noun
lamentation f (plural lamentations)
- lamentation, loud/ostentatious plaint