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Jeremiah


Definition: Meaning of, Jeremiah in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌdʒɛrɪˈmʌɪə /

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  1. (6th century BC) 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.
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Jeremiah used in phrases

  • Book of Jeremiah (noun)
    1. a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
  • Epistle of Jeremiah (noun)
    1. an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
  • Letter of Jeremiah (noun)
    1. an Apocryphal book consisting of a letter ascribed to Jeremiah to the Jews in exile in Babylon warning them against idolatry
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