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Jeremiah

Jer·e·mi·ah [ jèrrə m ə ] (plural Jer·e·mi·ahs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Hebrew prophet: in the Bible, a Hebrew prophet who lived in Judah in the 7th and 6th centuries bc and was persecuted for prophesying the fall of Judah and Jerusalem and the Israelites' captivity in Babylon

2. book of Bible: the book of the Bible that contains the prophecies traditionally attributed to Jeremiah

3. negative person: somebody with a gloomy attitude toward the present and future

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