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Grieving God's Way
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mourn⋅ing

  [mawr-ning, mohr-]
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–noun
1. the act of a person who mourns; sorrowing or lamentation.
2. the conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person's death, esp. by the wearing of black clothes or a black armband, the hanging of flags at half-mast, etc.
3. the outward symbols of such sorrow, as black garments.
4. the period or interval during which a person grieves or formally expresses grief, as by wearing black garments.
–adjective
5. of, pertaining to, or used in mourning.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME (n., adj.); OE murnung (n.). See mourn, -ing 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
mourn⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Antonyms:
1. rejoicing.
Grieving God's Way
God's plan for healing grief by Margaret Brownley
www.grievinggodsway.com
A Deeper Look at Mourning
Advice and inspiration for those mourning the loss of a loved one.
www.IsabellaCatalog.com

mourn

  [mawrn, mohrn]
–verb (used without object)
1. to feel or express sorrow or grief.
2. to grieve or lament for the dead.
3. to show the conventional or usual signs of sorrow over a person's death.
–verb (used with object)
4. to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
5. to grieve or lament over (the dead).
6. to utter in a sorrowful manner.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME mo(u)rnen, OE murnan; c. OHG mornēn, ON morna, Goth maurnan

Synonyms:
1. bewail, bemoan. See grieve.

Antonyms:
1. laugh, rejoice.
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mourn   (môrn, mōrn)   
v.   mourned, mourn·ing, mourns

v.   intr.

  1. To feel or express grief or sorrow. See Synonyms at grieve.

  2. To show grief for a death by conventional signs, as by wearing black clothes.

  3. To make a low, indistinct, mournful sound. Used especially of a dove.

v.   tr.

  1. To feel or express deep regret for: mourned the wasted years.

  2. To grieve over (someone who has died).

  3. To utter sorrowfully.


[Middle English mournen, from Old English murnan; see (s)mer-1 in Indo-European roots.]
mourn'er n., mourn'ing·ly adv.
mourn·ing   (môr'nĭng, mōr'-)   
n.  

  1. The actions or expressions of one who has suffered a bereavement.

  2. Conventional outward signs of grief for the dead, such as a black armband or black clothes.

  3. The period during which a death is mourned.

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Word Origin & History

mourn 
O.E. murnan "to mourn," also "be anxious, be careful" (class III strong verb; past tense mearn, pp. murnen), from P.Gmc. *murnanan (cf. O.H.G. mornen, Goth. maurnan "to mourn," O.N. morna "to pine away"), perhaps from PIE *smer- "to remember," or, if the O.N. sense is the base one, from *mer- "to die, wither."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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mourning

formal demonstration of grief at the death of a person, practiced in most societies. Mourners are usually relatives, although they may be friends or members of the community. Mourning rites, which are of varying duration and rationale, usually weigh more heavily on women than on men. Mourners may deny themselves certain amusement, ornaments, or food. They may practice sexual continence or keep vigil over the body of the deceased. Changes in garb, such as black robes, and alterations in hairstyle may distinguish mourners, but such evidences of mourning have declined in many societies.

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