sackcloths
Coarse penitential garments
Sackcloths is the plural of sackcloth, a coarse woven fabric traditionally made from goat or camel hair.
The material is associated with mourning and penitence in biblical contexts, where wearing sackcloth signaled grief or repentance: They put on sackcloths and covered themselves in ashes.
The phrase sackcloth and ashes persists as an expression for dramatic displays of remorse.
Burned matter's residue
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- bereavementState following loss
- weepingShedding tears audibly
penance · repentance · fasting · wailing · funeral · death · sorrow · contrition
coarse
Rough in texture
hemp · jute · hairshirt · itchy · scratchy · goat hair · camel hair · flax · tow · homespun
ashes
Burned matter's residue
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- lamentationPassionate expression of grief
- bereavementState following loss
weeping · penance · repentance · fasting · wailing · funeral · death · sorrow · contrition · atonement
prophets
Proclaimers of sacred truth
Nineveh · Jeremiah · Mordecai · Elijah · Jacob · Daniel · Hezekiah · Israelites · covenant · scripture
sackclothswedding garments
Clothes for matrimony
royal robes · festive attire · finery · crowns · jewels
- sackcloth and ashesTraditional mourning and penance symbols
- wearing sackcloth and ashesRitual expression of contrition
- wear sackcloth and ashesExpress penitent mourning visibly