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Somber vs Rogation - What's the difference?

somber | rogation |

As an adjective somber

is dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.

As a verb somber

is .

As a noun rogation is

a deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.

somber

English

Alternative forms

* (Commonwealth English) sombre

Adjective

(er)
  • Dark or dreary in character; joyless, and grim.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=2002 , author=Dirk Wittenborn , title=Fierce People , passage=My mother prepared herself for the evening with the same somber deliberateness of the gladiators in Spartacus .}}
  • Dark, lacking color or brightness.

    • Synonyms

    * melancholy, unhappy, sad

    Verb

    (en verb)

    • References

    * *

    Anagrams

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    rogation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
  • * Hooker
    • He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in use.
  • (historical, Roman antiquity) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.