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wearing sackcloth and ashes — PENITENT, contrite, regretful, sorrowful, rueful, remorseful, apologetic, ashamed, guilt ridden, chastened, shamefaced, self reproachful, guilty. → sackcloth … Useful english dictionary
in sackcloth and ashes — wearing sackcloth and ashes I never thought I d live to see the day that Josie was wearing sackcloth and ashes Syn: penitent, contrite, regretful, sorrowful, rueful, remorseful, apologetic, ashamed, guilt ridden, chastened, shamefaced, guilty … Thesaurus of popular words
sackcloth and ashes — ► sackcloth and ashes an expression of extreme sorrow or remorse. [ORIGIN: with allusion to the wearing of sackcloth and having ashes sprinkled on the head as a sign of penitence or mourning (Gospel of Matthew, chapter 11).] Main Entry:… … English terms dictionary
sackcloth and ashes — noun a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief • Hypernyms: ↑display * * * used with allusion to the wearing of sackcloth and having ashes sprinkled on the head as a sign of penitence or mourning (Matt 11:21) * * * sackcloth and ashes… … Useful english dictionary
sackcloth and ashes — used with allusion to the wearing of sackcloth and having ashes sprinkled on the head as a sign of penitence or mourning. → sackcloth … English new terms dictionary
sackcloth — noun artsy lamps made of castoff materials such as old chicken wire and sackcloth in sackcloth and ashes wearing sackcloth and ashes Syn: hessian, sacking, hopsack, burlap; gunny … Thesaurus of popular words
sackcloth — noun a) A coarse hessian style of cloth used to make sacks. After he realised the gravity of his crime he spent some time wearing sackcloth and ashes. b) (Usually paired with ashes), garments worn as an act of penance. Now often used figuratively … Wiktionary
sackcloth — noun a coarse fabric woven from flax or hemp. Phrases sackcloth and ashes used with allusion to the wearing of sackcloth and having ashes sprinkled on the head as a sign of penitence or mourning … English new terms dictionary
FASTING AND FAST DAYS — FASTING AND FAST DAYS, the precept (or custom) of refraining from eating and drinking. In the Bible Although the origins of the ritual of fasting are obscure, several current theories claim that it originated as (1) a spiritual preparation for… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
CHARITY — The obligation to help the poor and the needy and to give them gifts is stated many times in the Bible and was considered by the rabbis of all ages to be one of the cardinal mitzvot of Judaism. In the Bible The Bible itself legislates several… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
