Man of Sorrows
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Man of Sorrows
First recorded in 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Despite his incredible gifts, and attendant laurels of appreciation, there has always been something of the Man of Sorrows about LeBron.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 7, 2017
With his prominent ribs, stick-thin legs and skull-like head, almost permanently bowed, this strange creature is the image of the prophet Isaiah's Man of Sorrows – except, of course, for those bedraggled feathers.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2013
In the exhibition the Man of Sorrows, supported by Mary and St. John, appears in a lovely, vividly colorful miniature at the bottom of a page in the bank’s statute book from the 1490s.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2011
It was not until the 1920s, when the German art historian Erwin Panofsky labeled the image Schmerzensmann — Man of Sorrows — that the connection between the phrase and the portrayal of Jesus became standard.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2011
An old legend tells how Christ once appeared as a Man of Sorrows to a Catholic Saint, and asked him what boon he would most desire.
From The Map of Life Conduct and Character by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole
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