Lām'en-tā'tion, n.

n. [Fr. & Pr. lamentation, Sp. lamentacion, It. lamentazione, Lat. lamentatio.] 1. The act of bewailing; expression of sorrow. In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping. Matt. ii. 18. 2. (pl.) (Script.) A book of the Old Testament written by the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature of its contents.