jeremiah

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Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration, etc
A person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future; a prophet of doom
A male given name of biblical origin
An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations
A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh
A prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations
{i} major Biblical prophet of the 6th and 7th centuries BC; book of the Old Testament named for the prophet Jeremiah; male first name
given name, male
in the Jewish and Christian religions, a Hebrew prophet who said that Jerusalem would be defeated and that God would become angry with the Jews and punish them. The Book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament of the Bible contains his prophecies. A pessimistic person, who always says that bad things are going to happen, is sometimes called a Jeremiah (6th century BC). born probably after 650, Anathoth, Judah died 570 BC, Egypt Hebrew prophet and reformer, author of the book of Jeremiah. Born into a priestly family in a village near Jerusalem, he began to preach 627 BC, charging his fellow citizens with injustice and false worship and calling on them to reform. He accurately predicted the destruction of Judah by Babylonia. After Jerusalem fell in 586 and much of its population was carried into exile, he remained behind under the protection of its new governor. When the governor was assassinated, Jeremiah was taken to Egypt by Jews who feared reprisals, and he remained there until he died. His most significant prophecy looked to a time when God would make a new covenant with Israel
(Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
A prophet in Judah during the Babylonian crisis (late seventh and early sixth centuries B C E ); he was persecuted because of his unpopular prophetic statements, including a prediction of the fall of Jerusalem; also, the prophetic book containing his oracles and narratives about him See Chapter 11
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a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
Yirm'yah God Lifts Up
a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
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Jeremiah Dixon
{i} (1733-1779) English astronomer and surveyor, member of the team that measured the border known today as the Mason-Dixon line
Jeremiah Dummer
{i} (1680-1739) colonial representative of Massachusetts and Connecticut in England, author of "Defence of the New England Charters" (1721)
Jeremiah Dummer
born 1681, Boston, Mass. died May 19, 1739, Plaistow, Essex, Eng. American lawyer and colonial agent. In England in 1708 he defended Massachusetts' claim to Martha's Vineyard. As colonial agent in England for Massachusetts (1710-21) and for Connecticut (1712-30), he was a diligent advocate for the colonies. In 1715 he wrote a pamphlet defending the charter rights of the New England colonies
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
born Oct. 6, 1862, Highland county, Ohio, U.S. died April 27, 1927, Indianapolis, Ind. U.S. senator and historian. He was admitted to the Indiana bar in 1887 and began the practice of law in Indianapolis. Elected as a Republican to the U.S. Senate (1900-12), he supported the progressive legislation proposed by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt. In 1912 he broke with the conservative wing of the Republican Party to serve as chairman of the convention that organized the Progressive Party and nominated Roosevelt for president. He subsequently retired from public life to write several historical works, including the four-volume Life of John Marshall (1916-19), which won a Pulitzer Prize
letter of jeremiah
an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
the prophet Jeremiah
one of the Biblical prophets
jeremiah

    Hyphenation

    Jer·e·mi·ah

    Turkish pronunciation

    cerımayı

    Pronunciation

    /ˌʤerəˈmīə/ /ˌʤɛrəˈmaɪə/

    Etymology

    () From Hebrew ירמיה (yeermia, “Yahweh exalt”).
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