Meaning of moirologist | Babel Free

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A professional mourner.

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“The moirologists will sing⟳ of the loneliness of the living, of the horrors of death, of the black earth, and the cold dreary frozen Hades; and, in the strange language of hyperbole, in which they love⟳ to indulge, they will wonder⟳ how the sun could venture to shine⟳ on so lamentable a scene as the one before them.”

“Even as recently as the early 1900s, there was a report⟳ of a moirologists' strike⟳ in Paris.”

“Cancel⟳ the eulogies and send⟳ the moirologists home. We don’t need⟳ them just yet. It turns out the death of the Columbus art scene was an exaggeration after all.”

“You simply have⟳ to imagine⟳ the sad baby is wailing on your behalf, expressing the grief and despair you have⟳ buried deep, deep within yourself. Somewhat akin to an infant moirologist. It vents for we cannot, due to society's scorn.”

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