English noun: Lamentations | |||
1. | Lamentations (communication) an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah | ||
Synonyms | Book of Lamentations | ||
Instance hypernym | book | ||
Part meronym | Hagiographa, Ketubim, Old Testament, Writings | ||