sackcloth and ashes sackcloth • sackclothed · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · sackcloth and ashes · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 19 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a display of extreme remorse or repentance or grief. Synonyms: sackcloth and ashes. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074