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lamentation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | mourning |
| Type of | activity, expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion |
| Derivation | lament |
Examples of lamentation
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Quite the opposite, it teed up Roger Sterling's later lamentation to his shrink.
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Douglas weeps out his notes of lamentation above Michael Sarin's fluttering drums.
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Raising a baton, Guido affects to conduct a discordant Greek chorus of lamentation.
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Britten's concerto ends in lamentation, Shostakovich's 6th Symphony begins that way.
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Her Tears follow, with Stavi's bow still brushing his deep strings with lamentation.
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I was simply commenting on the OP's lamentation of the decline of cursive handwriting.
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The house, which has been sold, greets Mags like a bare, ruined choir of lamentation.
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I'm not sure how much lamentation is in order regarding American tennis.
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And now his listeners emitted a communal groan, the sound of lamentation.
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- Lament: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
- The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
- (lamentations) an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
- A lament or lamentation is a song, poem, or piece of music expressing grief, regret, or mourning.
- Millennium (season 1) was the first season of the American serial crime-thriller, which commenced airing in the United States on October 25, 1996, concluding on May 16, 1997, and consisting of twenty-two episodes. It tells the story of retired FBI Agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen). ...
- The Lamentation of Christ is a very common subject in Christian art from the High Middle Ages to the Baroque. After Jesus was crucified, his body was removed from the cross and his friends and family mourned over his body. This event has been depicted by many different artists.
- (Lamentations (album)) Lamentations is the debut album of the United Kingdom doom metal band Solstice. Originally released in 1994 through Candlelight Records musicmight.com. Retrievd on 2009-09-26. ...
- (Lamentations (Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2003)) Lamentations is Opeth's first live DVD, released under the Music For Nations label in 2004. ...
- 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
