vale of tears



(this) vale of tears

Fig. the earth; mortal life on earth. (A vale is a literary word for valley.) When it comes time for me to leave this vale of tears, I hope I can leave some worthwhile memories behind. Uncle Fred left this vale of tears early this morning.
See also: of, tear

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
JudieJOO-deeEnglish
Keala-Hawaiian
RiČArdas-Lithuanian
Loreta-Italian
Antonioahn-TO-nyo (Spanish, Italian)Spanish, Italian, Croatian
Francescofrahn-CHES-koItalian