Jeremiah

Jer·e·mi·ah

noun \-ˈmī-ə\

Definition of JEREMIAH

1

: a major Hebrew prophet of the seventh and sixth centuries b.c.

2

: person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future

3

: a prophetic book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture — see bible table

Origin of JEREMIAH

Late Latin Jeremias, from Greek Hieremias, from Hebrew Yirmĕyāh

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with JEREMIAH

Hezekiah, jambalaya, Nehemiah, Obadiah, Surabaya, Zechariah, Zephaniah