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

He also produced a post-apocalyptic series for Showtime called “Jeremiah” in 2002, which ran for two seasons, co-star in the short-lived NBC series “Windfall,” and enjoy a role in David Milch’s short-lived “John from Cincinnati.”

From Salon

From the days of Elijah to the promises of Jeremiah, these hills were a literal, geographical place.

From The Wall Street Journal

My brother Jeremiah died of the fever when he was seventeen.

From Literature

Jeremiah Johnson is one of five judges terminated recently from the San Francisco Immigration Court.

From Los Angeles Times

His father is a pastor, so Jeremiah says religion has always been a part of his life.

From BBC