Sackcloth Synonyms

săkklôth, -klŏth
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. canvas
  2. burlap
  3. hopsacking
  4. denim
  5. cloth
  6. homespun
  7. in mourning
  8. penitent
  9. remorseful

Words Related to Sackcloth

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. vesture
  2. haircloth
  3. cloaths
  4. raiment

Sackcloth Sentence Examples

  • The sun becomes black as sackcloth made of hair and the moon becomes like blood.

  • The " atheistic " Republic did not for one moment think of putting on sackcloth, or even of giving the Church a single proof of esteem and sympathy.

  • He wore sackcloth, made his bed in ashes, and fasted or used only the very plainest fare.

  • Men cut off their beards, people shave their heads; they make cuts on their hands and wear sackcloth.

  • Is it to bow down his head like a rush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him?

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