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Definition of Lamentation
1. Noun. A cry of sorrow and grief. "Their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
Generic synonyms: Complaint
Derivative terms: Lament, Lament, Wail, Wail
2. Noun. The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief.
Generic synonyms: Activity, Expression, Manifestation, Reflection, Reflexion
Derivative terms: Lament
Definition of Lamentation
1. n. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
Definition of Lamentation
1. Noun. The act of lamenting. ¹
2. Noun. A sorrowful cry; a lament. ¹
3. Noun. Specifically, mourning. ¹
4. Noun. lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge ¹
5. Noun. A group of swans. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lamentation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Lamentation
1. 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. A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents. Origin: F. Lamentation, L. Lamentatio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamentation
Literary usage of Lamentation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Holy Bible by Canadian Bible Society (1851)
"A lamentation for the CHAPTER XXXII. fearful fall of Egypt. up their top among
the thick 3 Thus saith the Lord GOD ; I will therefore spread out my net over ..."
2. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1820)
"... began the second " Gol," or lamentation, in which he was answered by that of
die head ; and then, as before, both united in the general full chorus. ..."
3. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... Trojans cried and said : 570 " Go, Trojans, bid ye both his parents dear— For
brave Ilioneus go bid them raise The cry of lamentation in their halls. ..."
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