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Jeremiah definition

Jer·emi·ah (-ə)

noun

  1. a masculine name: dim. Jerry; var. Jeremy
  2. Bible
    1. a Hebrew prophet of the 7th and 6th cent.
    2. the book containing his prophecies: abbrev. Jer or Jr
  3. a person pessimistic about the future

Etymology: LL(Ec) Jeremias < Gr(Ec) Hieremias < Heb yirmeyāh, lit., the Lord loosens (i.e., from the womb)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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