Ceased means to stopThe word 'ceased' means 'finished' or 'ended', as in:The fighting has ceased.
SAD
If you mean "way OF sorrow," my first answer would be the "Via Dolorosa."
In Irish BRÓN means 'sorrow': Tá brón orm, I am sorry. (There is sorrow on-me.)
Yet filled with sorrow and compassion means sadness and caring.
sorrow, pain, trouble
sorrow
Jabez in Hebrew is Ya'avets (יַעְבֵץ) which means "sorrow."
giver of sorrow
woe
Sing the sorrow.
sad