JEREMIAH
Dictionary entry overview: What does Jeremiah mean?
• JEREMIAH (noun)
The noun JEREMIAH has 2 senses:
1. (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
2. a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
Familiarity information: JEREMIAH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JEREMIAH (noun)
Meaning:
(Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
prophet (someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God)
Domain category:
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Meaning:
A book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Book of Jeremiah; Jeremiah
Instance hypernyms:
book (a major division of a long written composition)
Holonyms ("Jeremiah" is a part of...):
Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)
Nebiim; Prophets (the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures)
