rend one's garments

1.
Globalarchaicbiblicalliterary
- To tear one's clothing as an outward sign of extreme grief, mourning, shock, or contrition, as prescribed in some traditional or scriptural contexts.
2.
Globalfigurativeliterary
- To express intense sorrow, anguish, or outrage, often in an emphatic or demonstrative manner; used metaphorically without literal tearing of clothes.

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