Lamentations (redirected from Lamentations of Jeremiah)

lam·en·ta·tion  (lmn-tshn)

n.

1. The act of lamenting.

2. A lament.

3. Lamentations (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Lam. or Lm See Table at Bible.

---

Lamentations [ˌlæmɛnˈteɪʃənz]

n (functioning as singular)

1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) a book of the Old Testament, traditionally ascribed to the prophet Jeremiah, lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem

2. (Music, other) a musical setting of these poems

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Lamentations - an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah Book of Lamentations Old Testament - the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible Hagiographa, Ketubim, Writings - the third of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures