threnody
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
Origin of threnody
1Other words from threnody
- thre·no·di·al [thri-noh-dee-uhl], /θrɪˈnoʊ di əl/, thre·nod·ic [thri-nod-ik], /θrɪˈnɒd ɪk/, adjective
- thren·o·dist [thren-uh-dist], /ˈθrɛn ə dɪst/, noun
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How to use threnody in a sentence
Personally I reckon “threnody” will give even Jordan 's page-turners a run for their money.
The ceaseless threnody of the sea seemed to the old man a requiem over dead hopes.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandThe beautiful "threnody" on the death of his boy, reveals the sorrow of a soaring mind rather than the grief of a crushed heart.
Recollections and Impressions | Octavius Brooks FrothinghamIt is scarcely possible to touch the threnody that follows without marring its pathetic and profound beauty.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Job | Robert WatsonThis picture was regarded as “a hymn of jubilation for what was attained and a threnody for the sacrifice it had cost.”
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
No ode or threnody could equal in vibrating passion Captain Scott's last testament.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters | Edmund William Gosse
British Dictionary definitions for threnody
threnode (ˈθriːnəʊd, ˈθrɛn-)
/ (ˈθrɛnədɪ, ˈθriː-) /
an ode, song, or speech of lamentation, esp for the dead
Origin of threnody
1Derived forms of threnody
- threnodial (θrɪˈnəʊdɪəl) or threnodic (θrɪˈnɒdɪk), adjective
- threnodist (ˈθrɛnədɪst, ˈθriː-), noun
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