sackcloth

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Revelation also says the witness would prophecy in sackcloth, from the Greek word 'sakkos' meaning sackcloth.

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  1. noun Sacking.
  2. noun A rough cloth of camel's hair, goat hair, hemp, cotton, or flax.
  3. noun Garments made of this cloth, worn as a symbol of mourning or penitence.

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  • He wore sackcloth, and his feet were bare and scabbed and hard. —  Smoke and Mirrors, by Neil Gaiman.
  • Then shall the cause for which Christ's witnesses testified in sackcloth, and for which chosen martyrs died, gloriously triumph. —  The Life of James Renwick
  • Revelation also says the witness would prophecy in sackcloth, from the Greek word 'sakkos' meaning sackcloth. —  Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
  • They bid those who repent put on sackcloth, and cover themselves with ashes. —  Orley Farm
  • That is my sackcloth, and it is very sore. —  Orley Farm
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