1. 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

1. The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
   "The village engaged in public lamentation following the death of their beloved elder";
   - mourning
    
2. A cry of sorrow and grief
   "their pitiful lamentations could be heard throughout the ward";
   - lament, plaint [literary], wail

Type of: activity, book, complaint, expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion [Brit]

Part of: Hagiographa, Ketubim, Ketuvim, Old Testament, Writings

Encyclopedia: Lamentations, Book of