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Definition of Sorrower
1. Noun. A person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died).
Generic synonyms: Unfortunate, Unfortunate Person
Specialized synonyms: Bearer, Pallbearer, Wailer, Weeper
Derivative terms: Grieve, Lament, Lament, Mourn, Mourn, Sorrow
Definition of Sorrower
1. one that sorrows [n -S] - See also: sorrows
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorrower
Literary usage of Sorrower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellaneous Remarks Upon the Government, History, Religions, Literature by John R. Peters (1845)
"... THE sorrower WILL BE CHARGED AN OVERDUE FEE IF THIS BOOK IS NOT RETURNED TO
THE LIBRARY ON OR BEFORE THE LAST DATE STAMPED BELOW. ..."
2. Sermons preached in the church of the Holy Trinity, Cheltenham by John Browne (1836)
"The godly sorrower for sin, will not only mourn because he has transgressed ...
9 And therefore the godly sorrower is always one who meditates much upon God ..."
3. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"The task of consoling the sorrower seems, to its participator, nearly a devout
one ; and the sorrower, most especially where beauty and spirit meet in that ..."
4. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"The task of consoling the sorrower seems, to its participator, nearly a devout
one; and the sorrower, most especially where beauty and spirit meet in that ..."
5. Memoirs of Doctor Burney by Fanny Burney (1832)
"The task of consoling the sorrower seems, to its participator, nearly a devout
one ; and the sorrower, most especially where beauty and spirit meet in that ..."
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