Jeremiah

[jer-uh-mahy-uh]

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noun

a Major Prophet of the 6th and 7th centuries b.c.
a book of the Bible bearing his name. Jer.
a male given name.

Jeremiah

/ ˌ��ɛ��ɪˈ��ɪə /

noun

Old Testament
1. a major prophet of Judah from about 626 to 587 _bc
2. the book containing his oracles
a person who habitually prophesies doom or denounces contemporary society

Jeremiah

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.

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Other Word Forms

Jeremian adjective
Jeremianic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeremiah¹

From Late Latin Jeremias, Hieremias, from Greek �ᾱ��í��, from Hebrew �۾��ĕ��(ū) “God is high; God will exalt”

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Monroe 1, Torres 0: Jeremiah Vicuna scored the winning run in the ninth inning on catcher’s interference.

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"For our parents that is a lot of money," said Mr Jeremiah, chief operating officer at the Nottinghamshire-based trust.

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Pearson: I would be playing piano, and Jeremiah would be walking in, playing a saxophone up in the air.

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Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu sprinted to 60m gold in a dramatic photo finish at the World Athletics Indoor Championships to secure the first global title of his career.

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McEnany, a devout Christian, also quoted scripture in her announcement, including this line from Jeremiah 1:5: “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.”

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