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verb

Mourn v. t.

To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail. "As if he mourned his rival's ill success." "And looking over the hills, I mourn The darling who shall not return."

To utter in a mournful manner or voice. "The lovelorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well."

Synonyms: See Deplore.

Mourn v. i. (past & past part. mourned; pres. part. mourning)

To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or sadness. "Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her."

To wear the customary garb of a mourner. "We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood?" "Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year."

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"Mourn" Quotes from Famous Books

... those that mourn In vain; a favorable speed Ruffle thy mirrored mast, and lead Through prosperous floods his holy urn. All night no ruder air perplex Thy sliding keel, till Phosphor, bright As our pure love, through early light Shall glimmer on the ...

— The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3 - Sorrow and Consolation • Various

... alleviation of his great sorrows on this occasion; for that if they do not refuse him their consent in what he desires, he shall have a great mourning at his funeral, and such as never had any king before him; for then the whole nation would mourn from their very soul, which otherwise would be done in sport and mockery only. He desired therefore, that as soon as they see he hath given up the ghost, they shall place soldiers round the hippodrome, while they do not know that he is dead; and that they shall not declare his death to the multitude ...

— The Antiquities of the Jews • Flavius Josephus

... public Treasury either gold or silver, abstaining, however, from actually laying hands on the ashes of the dead[351]. The dead can do nothing with treasure, and it is not greedy to take away what the holder of it can never mourn the loss of. ...

— The Letters of Cassiodorus - Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of - Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator • Cassiodorus (AKA Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator)

... money," said his mother, feverishly, "and you will not need to go for a soldier: we can buy your substitute. What is a poodle, that you mourn about it? We can ...

— Children's Literature - A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes • Charles Madison Curry

... University, where some of the original band of singers rendered some of the old Jubilee hymns. He was buried at Fredonia, N. Y., and the interment service was held in the Presbyterian church. A useful career of a consecrated man has terminated amid the sorrows of many friends who yet do not mourn without hope. ...

— The American Missionary - Volume 50, No. 1, January, 1896 • Various

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