vale of tears

vale of tears
(valley of tears)
a place of trials and troubles, life on earth, this mortal coil
  

Brothers and sisters, our burden is heavy tonight - heavy with the passing of dear Jesse, who has departed this vale of tears.


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  • vale of tears — This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • vale of tears — ► vale of tears the world as a scene of trouble or sorrow. Main Entry: ↑vale …   English terms dictionary

  • Vale of tears — The phrase vale of tears refers to Earth and the sorrows left through life. Vale means a valley or a dale. The phrase comes from the Catholic prayer Salve Regina: To thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears . The… …   Wikipedia

  • vale of tears —    This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Vale of tears —   This vale of tears is the world and the suffering that life brings …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • vale of tears — noun A symbolic valley of tears ; meaning the world and the sorrows felt through life. Similar to the Old Testament Psalm 23s reference to the valley of the shadow of death , the phrase implies that sadness is part of the physical world (i.e.… …   Wiktionary

  • vale of tears — literary the world as a scene of trouble or sorrow. → vale …   English new terms dictionary

  • Vale of Tears — place of suffering; battle site on the Golan Heights …   English contemporary dictionary

  • vale of tears — poetic/literary the world regarded as a scene of trouble or sorrow …   Useful english dictionary

  • A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears — is a children s book written and illustrated by Jules Feiffer.Premise A Barrel of Laughs, A Vale of Tears follows the young prince Roger, who haphazardly sets out on a quest to prepare himself to become king. The book expresses the emotions of… …   Wikipedia

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