Lamentation
Pronunciation : Lam`en*ta"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. lamentation, L. lamentatio.]
Definition : 1. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning. In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping Matt. ii. 18.
2. pl. (Script.)
Defn: A book of the Old Testament attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913