Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lamentations

1 sense of lamentations

Sense 1
Lamentations, Book of Lamentations -- (an Old Testament book lamenting the desolation of Judah after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BC; traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah)
       INSTANCE OF=> book -- (a major division of a long written composition; "the book of Isaiah")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lamentation

2 senses of lamentation

Sense 1
lament, lamentation, plaint, wail -- (a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward")
       => complaint -- ((formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow)

Sense 2
lamentation, mourning -- (the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief)
       => activity -- (any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity")
       => expression, manifestation, reflection, reflexion -- (expression without words; "tears are an expression of grief"; "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition")