Definitions for threnody
ˈθrɛn ə dithren·ody

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dirge, coronach, lament, requiem, threnodynoun

   a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. threnodynoun

   A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

2. Etymology: From θρηνῳδία, from θρῆνος + ᾠδή.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Threnodynoun

   A song of lamentation.

   Etymology: ϑρηνωδία.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Threnody

   A threnody is a wailing ode, song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word θρηνῳδία (threnoidia), from θρῆνος (threnos, "wailing") and ᾠδή (oide, "ode"), the latter ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂weyd- ("to sing") that is also the precursor of such words as "ode", "tragedy", "comedy", "parody", "melody" and "rhapsody". Similar terms include "dirge", "coronach", "lament" and "elegy". The Epitaphios Threnos is the lamentation chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church on Holy Saturday. John Dryden commemorated the death of Charles II of England in the long poem Threnodia Augustalis, and Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a "Threnody" in memory of his son.

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1. threnody

   A threnody is a song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Threnodynoun

   a song of lamentation; a threnode

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1. Threnody

   A threnody is a song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The term originates from the Greek word threnoidia, from threnos + oide; ultimately, from the Proto-Indo-European root wed- that is also the precursor of such words as "ode", "tragedy", "comedy", "parody", "melody" and "rhapsody". Synonyms include "dirge", "coronach", "lament" and "elegy". The Epitaphios Threnos is the lamentation chanted in the Eastern Orthodox Church on Holy Saturday. John Dryden commemorated the death of Charles II of England in the long poem Threnodia Augustalis, and Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a "Threnody" in memory of his son.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Threnody

   thren′ō-di, n. an ode or song of lamentation.—n. Threne, a lament, lamentation.—adjs. Threnet′ic, -al; Threnō′dial, Threnod′ic.—n. Thren′odist, a writer of threnodies. [Gr. thrēnōdia—thrēnos, a lament, ōdē, a song.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of threnody in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of threnody in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=threnody
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Threnody
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=threnody
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Threnody
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/threnody
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=threnody
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=threnody