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SACKCLOTH AND ASHES

Dictionary entry overview: What does sackcloth and ashes mean?

• SACKCLOTH AND ASHES (noun)
The noun SACKCLOTH AND ASHES has 1 sense:

1. a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

Familiarity information: SACKCLOTH AND ASHES used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SACKCLOTH AND ASHES (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sackcloth and ashes" is a kind of...):

display (behavior that makes your feelings public)

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