lamentations

Lament. The “lament” progression is so named because in early classical music, this chord progression (almost always in minor) was used as the ground bass for songs of lament. Examples include “Dido's Lament” by Henry Purcell, from the opera Dido and Aeneas, and J.S. Bach's “Crucifixus,” from his Mass in B Minor.

lament | Intermediate English to express sadness and regret about something: He lamented his students' lack of interest in the classics. an expression of sadness over something, or a complaint: Baker's lament was that his schedule kept him away from his family too often.

Examples of lamentation

• As troubling as the recent headlines have been, these lamentations need a second look.
• But if the dollar had fallen by a similar amount, there would be lamentations over the debasing of the currency.
• The year began with a line that was as much a lamentation as it was an astute observation.

lament, a nonnarrative poem expressing deep grief or sorrow over a personal loss. The form developed as part of the oral tradition along with heroic poetry and exists in most languages.

A dirge (Latin: dirige, naenia) is a somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral.

Words Related To lamentation

• bellowing.
• blubbering.
• crying.
• groan.
• lament.
• lamentation.
• plaint.
• sobbing.

Examples of lamentation

1. As troubling as the recent headlines have been, these lamentations need a second look.
2. But if the dollar had fallen by a similar amount, there would be lamentations over the debasing of the currency.
3. The year began with a line that was as much a lamentation as it was an astute observation.

If you are really upset or sorry about something, you might lament it. A lament is full of regret and grief. If you lament something, then you feel sorry about it. You could lament a mistake you made, or you could lament a horrible thing that happened to a friend. Also, a lament is an expression of grief.

According to Oxford Dictionaries, lament is defined as an expression of sorrow or grief, such as song or poem, but is also used as a verb “to have or express very sad feelings about somebody or something.” In this article, we are going to focus on the verb, or act of lamenting, specifically towards God.

The laments are those psalms in which the psalmist expresses the deep pains and heartaches of life. They are the psalms where the writer cries out to God about hard emotions as sorrow, fear, grief, and abandonment.

The theme of Lamentations is the sorrow of God. It reveals how God sorrows over the sins of His people and over the consequences that those sins bring upon them. It shows God grieving over His people, and the destruction of the holy city and its temple. It is a great revelation of the loving heart of God.

Lamentation is when grief pours out. If you lose a nice pencil that's no cause for lamentation, but if you lose all your money in a stock market crash, that might be. If someone tells you you'll be late to your own funeral, you can always say: “At least I'll get to enjoy the lamentation!”