Some holy men affected sackcloth and ashes.
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Sackcloth
Synonyms for "sackcloth" (13 found)
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And tearing his garments, he put on sackcloth, mourning for his son a long time.
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After he realised the gravity of his crime he spent some time wearing sackcloth and ashes.
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Next you saw her alone, a kneeling penitent at the foot of the crucifix; her long fair hair is unbound, and the sackcloth robe is girded by a cord round her slender shape: her hands are clasped, and tears are flowing fast from the quenched radiance of those shadowy eyes;...
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