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

Etymology

Origin of Jeremiah

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

Example Sentences

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Jeremiah

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

Jeremiah Smith, the Buckeyes’ star wideout, piled up 110 yards by the end of the second quarter—more than the entire output of the Texas offense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

European gold and silver medallists Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu contest the men's 100m alongside world champion Oblique Seville, while Matthew Hudson-Smith is in the 400m after his triumph in Birmingham.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Romell Glave declared "total domination" for Great Britain after leading team-mate Jeremiah Azu to a sensational European 100m one-two for the hosts, 24 hours after Amy Hunt's triumph in the women's event.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

When Jeremiah asked his mother if he could try out for the new soccer team in town, she stood her ground.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John