Definitions for: Lamentation

[n] the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
[n] a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

Webster (1913) Definition: Lam`en*ta"tion, n. [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.

Synonyms: lament, mourning, plaint, wail

See Also: activity, complaint, expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion

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