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Jeremiah
[ jer-uh-mahy-uh ]
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
/ ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪə /
noun
- Old Testament
- a major prophet of Judah from about 626 to 587 bc
- 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.
Notes
Other Words From
- Jer·e·mi·an Jer·e·mi·an·ic [jer-, uh, -mahy-, an, -ik]; adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Jeremiah1
Example Sentences
Among African Americans, the likes of Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, or Jeremiah Wright cannot do it.
If she wants voters to believe and trust in her, she must court favor with the local pastor, Jeremiah.
Jeremiah has written numerous books and credited Small in at least two of them for his marketing genius.
Can you imagine someone naming a street after Jeremiah in his own time?
One of them, Jeremiah McKay, 35, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
When they reached a place called Bet Kuro, Jeremiah obtained better clothing for them.
The reference is to the thirtieth chapter of Jeremiah, from which an extract is here made at length.
We have not found it in any of the minor prophets, and but twice in the prophecies of Jeremiah, and once in Ezekiel.
"I have put my words in thy mouth" was spoken to Jeremiah (chapter i:9); and Ezekiel makes the same experience.
This view would make Ezekiel an enthusiastic admirer and copyist of Jeremiah.
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