Meaning & use
Jeremiah
A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament known for warning of Jerusalem's destruction and mourning over it.
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The prophet Jeremiah warned the people of Judah that their kingdom would fall.
Students in the Bible class studied the book of Jeremiah this semester.
A note on using this word
The common-noun sense meaning a habitual pessimist is dated and mostly literary today.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
(informal, lowercase) A person who habitually complains or predicts doom and disaster.
Every planning meeting has its jeremiah insisting the project is bound to fail.
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