Jeremiah

[ jer-uh-mahy-uh ]
/ ˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ ə /

noun

a Major Prophet of the 6th and 7th centuries b.c.
a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Jer.
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “God is high.”

OTHER WORDS FROM Jeremiah

Jer·e·mi·an, Jer·e·mi·an·ic [jer-uh-mahy-an-ik] /ˌdʒɛr ə maɪˈæn ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for jeremiah

Jeremiah
/ (ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪə) /

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

Cultural definitions for jeremiah

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.

notes for Jeremiah

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