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Meanings of mourning (mournings) in English
Distinctive dress worn after bereavement; conventional or ceremonial manifestation of sorrow.
Synonyms
Examples for "widow's weeds"
Examples for "widow's weeds"
1
She first puts on the bridal dress, and after this the widow's weeds.
2
She was still youthful and beautiful and out of widow's weeds.
3
The mother wears widow's weeds, and has evidently arrived at the 'melancholy days.'
4
Poor Lucia's widow's weeds of five weeks were no obstacle to Mrs. Reilly.
5
At length the coachman, opening the door, handed out a lady in widow's weeds.
1
The tall figure in its deep mourning dress silenced them for the moment.
2
One mourning dress would be loaned from house to house as disaster came.
3
On that evening, at Wharton, Emily still wore her mourning dress.
4
Lady Earle had laid aside her mourning dress, and sat anxiously awaiting her son.
5
Marjorie's pale face and mourning dress had touched him deeply.
Portuguese
luto Usage of mournings in English
1
He regulated, moreover, the journeys of the women, and their mournings and festivals.
2
They now commence their mournings, and farther off other cries and lamentations are heard.
3
Most of their mournings are artificial and ceremonious:
4
Our mournings are only interruptions.
5
The death of a single monarch would have darkened Christmas in Regent Street more effectually than the million mournings of the war.
6
And mournings for the dead;
7
Ethel had reckoned on the verse-'ThatHe might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity, and deliver the children appointed unto death.'
8
There are "ascending angels" who will carry our confessions, our prayers, our sighs and mournings, to the very heart of the eternally gracious God.
9
Other than charity work, the Mournings were also Miami socialites.
10
(Num 14) 19 I was sorie for your mournings, & gaue you manna to eate.
11
"A faith," she laughed, "that is all outward symbols and naught besides; all texts and mournings and nose-twangings."
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2 Esdr 1:19 Then had I pity upon your mournings, and gave you manna to eat; so ye did eat angels' bread.
13
Iran announced three days of public mourning in the province, IRNA said.
14
Russia declared Monday a day of national mourning for the crash victims.
15
Sometimes too much lightness: The young boys' mourning never really is addressed.
16
A second New Zealand family is in mourning after the Norwegian massacre.