English Explanatory Dictionary

rend one's garments

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fret or moan in an excessive or theatrical manner.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rend, garment.

Word forms

rend one's garments rends one's garments rending one's garments rent one's garments rended one's garments

Etymology

From the biblical and Jewish practice of keriah, the tearing of clothes when in mourning.

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