Lamentations
Britishnoun
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a book of the Old Testament, traditionally ascribed to the prophet Jeremiah, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem
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a musical setting of these poems
Example Sentences
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The Book of Lamentations contains a plea that God should “renew our days as of old.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
Lamentations rise into balmy air, weeping mourners embrace, and shovels bite the sandy earth.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2023
The Rev. Kevin Young has opened the Book of Jubilees and the Book of Lamentations, and he is here to pray.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2018
My favorite book of the summer so far is Ilija Trojanow’s “The Lamentations of Zeno.”
From The New Yorker • Jul. 19, 2016
I owe him 150l. indeed, but I don't care for that; by that time the Election is past, I shall be able to plead the Statue of Lamentations.
From An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews by Keyber, Conny
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