Dirge (Noun)
Meaning
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The choir sang a haunting dirge at the funeral to honor the deceased.
- The mournful dirge played on the bagpipes echoed through the empty streets as the procession made its way to the cemetery.
- The jazz singer's soulful dirge brought tears to the eyes of the crowd as she sang about the loss of her loved one.
- The traditional dirge was sung at the memorial service, a somber melody that seemed to match the mood of the grieving family.
- The composer's final dirge, written in memoriam to his own deceased mother, was a masterpiece of sorrow and longing.