Jeremiah

American  

[jer-uh-mahy-uh] / ˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ ə /

noun

1. a Major Prophet of the 6th and 7th centuries b.c.

2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Jer.

3. a male given name.

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Jeremiah British  

/ ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪə /

noun

1. Old Testament

   1. a major prophet of Judah from about 626 to 587 _bc

   2. the book containing his oracles

2. a person who habitually prophesies doom or denounces contemporary society

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Jeremiah Cultural  

1. A major Israelite prophet; also, a book of the Old Testament that chronicles his life and records his angry lamentations about the wickedness of his people.

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A “jeremiad” is any long lamentation or angry denunciation.

Other Word Forms

• Jeremian
  adjective
• Jeremianic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Jeremiah

From Late Latin Jeremias, Hieremias, from Greek Hieremíās, from Hebrew Yirmĕyāh(ū) “God is high; God will exalt”

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Example Sentences

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Jeremiah

The singer said much of Twelve Stops and Home was made at the Sussex home of brothers and bandmates Kevin and Ciaran Jeremiah.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“That was their go-to music, every car trip,” Jeremiah said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

As Densmore packed up his things, a young man named Jeremiah asked the drummer if he’d record a short video for the family of his girlfriend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

“With Jeremiah, there’s a difference. There’s a reason.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Then, heeding the advice of the chiefs, he handed the entire business over to John’s firstborn son, Jeremiah, who was twenty years old.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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