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What (who) is SACKCLOTH - definition
COARSE FABRIC WORN AS A SIGN OF PENITENCE
sackcloth
n.
mourning
in sackcloth and ashes
sackcloth
¦ noun a coarse fabric woven from flax or hemp.
Phrases
sackcloth and ashes used with allusion to the wearing of sackcloth and having ashes sprinkled on the head as a sign of penitence or mourning.
sackcloth
1.
Sackcloth is rough woven material that is used to make sacks.
He kept the club wrapped in sackcloth.
= hessian
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2.
If you talk about sackcloth or sackcloth and ashes you are referring to an exaggerated attempt by someone to show that they are sorry for doing something wrong.
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Wikipedia
Sackcloth
Sackcloth (Hebrew: שַׂק śaq) is a coarsely woven fabric, usually made of goat's hair. The term in English often connotes the biblical usage, where the Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible remarks that haircloth would be more appropriate rendering of the Hebrew meaning.
In some Christian traditions (notably Catholicism), the wearing of hairshirts continues as a self-imposed means of mortifying the flesh that is often practiced during the Christian penitential season of Lent, especially on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and other Fridays of the Lenten season.
Examples of use of SACKCLOTH
1. "The human spirit can only wear sackcloth and ashes for so long," she says.
2. But this defeat should not bring out the sackcloth and ashes.
3. On the contrary÷ Wear sackcloth, pour ashes on your heads, cry out in a mighty voice and declare your mourning.
4. Instead of magnanimity, sackcloth and ashes have been demanded, bogging the process down in standoffs that have disillusioned voters.
5. No sackcloth and ashes for him," she said of the flamboyant 62–year–old Canadian–born Black who is now a member of Britain‘s House of Lords.