torn garments
Ripped fabric pieces
Torn garments are clothes that have been ripped or rent, particularly as a traditional Jewish expression of grief.
In mourning rituals, family members tear their clothing upon learning of a death or at a funeral—a practice called kriah.
The tear symbolizes a broken heart and the irreparable loss.
The rabbi guided them in tearing their garments before the service.
- rippedTorn or very muscular
- ripped jeansDenim with intentional tears
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- shreddedTorn into strips
- raggedWorn to shreds
frayed · worn · worn thin · threadbare · holes · seams · fabric · falling apart · mending · patched · sleeve · hem · unraveling · stitches · shabby · distressed · rags · clothing
- funeral ritesfuneral, bury, burial, funeral mass, burial rites
- penance symbolssackcloth, ashes, hair shirt, kneeling, prostration
social/symbolic status
torn garmentsSunday best
Finest clothing, special occasions
finery · ceremonial robes · formal wear · formal attire · wedding dress