Lamentations
pronunciation
How to pronounce Lamentations in British English:
UK [læmen'teiʃənz]
How to pronounce Lamentations in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah
Word Origin
- Lamentations (n.)
- Biblical book, late 14c., short for Lamentations of Jeremiah, from Latin Lamentationes, translating Greek Threnoi (see lamentation).
Example
- 1. My life goes on in endless song above earth 's lamentations .
- 2. It created feasts and famines , songs of joy , lamentations .
- 3. He is the prophet who weeps for us in jeremiah and lamentations .
- 4. " Crush your enemies , see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women . "
- 5. And all the male and female singers speak about josiah in their lamentations to this day .