Definitions for jeremiadˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ əd, -æd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jer•e•mi•adˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ əd, -æd(n.)
a prolonged lament; complaint.
Origin of jeremiad:
1770–80; Jeremi (ah ) + -ad1, in reference to Jeremiah's Lamentations
Princeton's WordNet
jeremiad(noun)
a long and mournful complaint
"a jeremiad against any form of government"
Wiktionary
jeremiad(Noun)
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
Origin: From jérémiade, from Jérémie, from Ieremias, from ירמיה.
Webster Dictionary
Jeremiad(noun)
alt. of Jeremiade
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Jeremiad
a lament over degeneracy in modern times.
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