threnodist
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Threnodist — Thren o*dist, n. One who composes, delivers, or utters, a threnode, or threnody. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
threnodist — noun see threnode … New Collegiate Dictionary
threnodist — noun A person who writes or says a threnody … Wiktionary
threnodist — thren·o·dist … English syllables
threnodist — ˈthrenədə̇st noun ( s) Etymology: threnody + ist : a writer of threnodies * * * threnˈodist noun • • • Main Entry: ↑threnody … Useful english dictionary
threnode — noun Date: 1614 threnody • threnodic adjective • threnodist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
threnody — threnodial /thri noh dee euhl/, threnodic /thri nod ik/, adj. threnodist /thren euh dist/, n. /thren euh dee/, n., pl. threnodies. a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp. for the dead; dirge; funeral song. [1615 25; < Gk threnoidía, equiv.… … Universalium
Jeremias — • Name of several Old Testament figures Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jeremias ♦ Jeremias … Catholic encyclopedia
threnodial — adjective Pertaining or similar to a threnody. Perhaps I ought not to use the word trifle in connection with a composition of a threnodial and dirge like character, he continued deprecatingly. Syn: elegiac, threnodic See Also: threnodist … Wiktionary
threnodic — adjective Pertaining or similar to a threnody. There is a definite poetic impulse here, too: possibly threnodic in character (the work is dedicated to the memory of her mother), but certainly with some elements of darkness and poignancy… … Wiktionary
