sorrowful

«sorrowful» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Feeling or showing great sadness — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (sorrowful, more sorrowful, most sorrowful); adverb sorrowfully

meaning for a pupil

1) Feeling or showing great sadness. tree →

2) Causing sadness. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Samuel Hannah says she has a sorrowful spirit, meaning she is deeply troubled and not drunk. Interpretation: Hannah's silent prayer is a model of heartfelt prayer. Tradition takes many rules of prayer from her. In the primary lessons: In stories and poems «sorrowful» is a stronger, more literary word than «sad»: a sorrowful face, sorrowful music. In church, the Sorrowful Mysteries are prayers Catholics say about Jesus's suffering. Teachers suggest it in writing to show deep grief.

examples

• And Hannah answered and said: 'No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.1.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• The puppy gave a sorrowful look when we left. tree →
• She sang a sorrowful song about a lost love. tree →
• It was a sorrowful day when our school closed. tree →
• He shook his head sorrowfully. tree →
• The sorrowful music made Mum cry. tree →
• Catholics pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the rosary. tree →
• ‘Alas!’ sighed the youth, ‘I am very sorrowful. tree →

note

Adjective from «sorrow» + «-ful» (one l). Similar: sad, mournful, grief-stricken. Opposite: joyful.

In the corpora

• But the Rat thinks he sees a twinkle in Toad's sorrowful eye.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sorrowful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.