Jeremiah

[jer-uh-mahy-uh]

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.

Jeremiah

/ 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

Jeremiah

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.

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

Other Word Forms

• Jeremian adjective
• Jeremianic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jeremiah¹

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

Example Sentences

Lola Tung and her character Belly have been targeted - as has Gavin Casalegno, who plays fiancé Jeremiah, as many fans hope Belly ends up with Jeremiah's brother and love rival Conrad.

From BBC

“I love the camaraderie here and everybody yelling,” said Waugh, adding that he’s still mad that Jeremiah was sent home during one of the show’s most shocking moments.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times