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PRONUNCIATION OF JEREMIAD

jeremiad  [ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JEREMIAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jeremiad is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JEREMIAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Jeremiad

A jeremiad is a long literary work, usually in prose, but sometimes in verse, in which the author bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective, and always contains a prophecy of society's imminent downfall. The word is an eponym, named after the Biblical prophet Jeremiah, and comes from Biblical works attributed to him, the Book of Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations. The Book of Jeremiah prophesies the coming downfall of the Kingdom of Judah, and asserts that this is because its rulers have broken the covenant with the Lord. The Lamentations, similarly, lament the fall of the kingdom of Judah after the conquest prophesied by Jeremiah has occurred: How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies.

Definition of jeremiad in the English dictionary

The definition of jeremiad in the dictionary is a long mournful lamentation or complaint.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JEREMIAD


attired
əˈtaɪəd
desired
dɪˈzaɪəd
dryad
ˈdraɪəd
gas-fired
ˈɡæsˌfaɪəd
hamadryad
ˌhæməˈdraɪəd
inspired
ɪnˈspaɪəd
mired
ˈmaɪəd
overtired
ˌəʊvərˈtaɪəd
required
rɪˈkwaɪəd
retired
rɪˈtaɪəd
rubber-tyred
ˈrʌbəˌtaɪəd
time-expired
ˈtaɪmɪkˌspaɪəd
tired
ˈtaɪəd
unadmired
ˌʌnədˈmaɪəd
underwired
ˌʌndəˈwaɪəd
undesired
ˌʌndɪˈzaɪəd
unexpired
ˌʌnɪksˈpaɪəd
unfired
ʌnˈfaɪəd
uninspired
ˌʌnɪnˈspaɪəd
wired
waɪəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JEREMIAD

jerbil
jerboa
jereed
Jeremiah
jerepigo
Jerez
Jerez de la Frontera
Jericho
jerid
jerk
jerk off
jerk someone´s chain
jerker
jerkier
jerkiest
jerkily
jerkin
jerkiness
jerking
jerkingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE JEREMIAD

asclepiad
bromeliad
chiliad
colubriad
eliad
gesneriad
gwiniad
gwyniad
Iliad
mediad
mesiad
myriad
naiad
Olympiad
Ommiad
quinquenniad
triad

Synonyms and antonyms of jeremiad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JEREMIAD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «jeremiad» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of jeremiad

Translation of «jeremiad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JEREMIAD

Find out the translation of jeremiad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jeremiad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jeremiad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

哀叹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jeremiad
570 millions of speakers

English

jeremiad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नालिश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

jeremiad
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

иеремиада
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jeremiad
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিষাদগ্রস্ত অনুযোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jérémiade
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jeremiad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jeremiade
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

jeremiad
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비탄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jeremiad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lời than van
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துன்பக் கதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Jeremiad
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yakınma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

geremiade
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jeremiada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ієреміадах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jeremiad
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιερεμιάδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klaaglied
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jeremiad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jeremiad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jeremiad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JEREMIAD»

The term «jeremiad» is normally little used and occupies the 124.117 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JEREMIAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jeremiad» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jeremiad» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jeremiad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JEREMIAD»

Discover the use of jeremiad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jeremiad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The American Jeremiad
When Sacvan Bercovitch’s The American Jeremiad first appeared in 1978, it was hailed as a landmark study of dissent and cultural formation in America, from the Puritans’ writings through the major literary works of the antebellum era.
Sacvan Bercovitch, 2012
2
From Jeremiad to Jihad: Religion, Violence, and America
This volume is ideally suited for courses in religion and history as well as anyone interested in the role of religious violence in American culture and life.
John David Carlson, Jonathan H. Ebel, 2012
3
Origins of the African American Jeremiad: The Rhetorical ...
In the moralistic texts of jeremiadic discourse, authors lament the condition of society, utilizing prophecy as a means of predicting its demise.
Willie J. Harrell, Jr., 2011
4
African American Jeremiad Rev: Appeals For Justice In America
An enduring verbal tradition links African American leaders from Frederick Douglass to Malcolm X to Alan Keyes.
David Howard-Pitney, 2009
5
Ultimate Jeremiad: The Ultimate Jeremiad of Dr. Saenz
The book is a romantic story of a Nobel laureate who is from the Argentine but who lives in the U.S. and is a professor of international finance.
Jack Denson, 2004
6
The Afro-American Jeremiad: Appeals for Justice in America
David Howard-Pitney examines the speeches and writings of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary McLeod Bethune, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Jesse Jackson to show how black leaders have employed this ...
David Howard-Pitney, 1993
7
American Exceptionalism in the Age of Globalization: The ...
Connects the American exceptionalist ethos to the violence in Vietnam and the Middle East.
William V. Spanos, 2008
8
Jeremiad Jottings
In his Jeremiad Jottings, Blaise Cronin presents a collection of essays that touch upon a range of issues, spanning from affirmative action to academic dress.
Blaise Cronin, 2004
9
American Puritan Imagination: Essays in Revaluation
4. The. Puritan. jeremiad. as. a. literary. form. DAVID. MINTER. Still warble, dying swan ! still tell the tale, The enchanting tale, the tale of pleasing woe. John Keats, 'To Byron' Long after the finest hours of the Puritan experiment, Americans ...
Sacvan Bercovitch, 1974
10
Jeremiad for Judson
Tensions rise as Naomi discovers that her past is bonded tightly to Drusilla, more than even Drusilla realizes. The novel begins with an explosion, and the thrills don't stop as bizarre links between the characters unravel.
Brad Ramsay, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JEREMIAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jeremiad is used in the context of the following news items.
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The euro is a disaster even for the countries that do everything right …
And if that wasn't enough, Iceland's economic jeremiad also includes high household debt and capital controls that have prevented people ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
Contemplating Catastrophe, Environmentalists Embrace Existentialism
... in her latest jeremiad, This Changes Everything. We are not going to survive by getting better at doing what we're already doing, these writers ... «MIT Technology Review, Jul 15»
3
Big Media Ignores Nobel Physicist, Promotes Hollywood Climate …
... “Climate Summit of the Americas” and “March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate” to deliver a wearisome jeremiad on the evils of fossil fuels. «The New American, Jul 15»
4
Unimpressed with theatre? So is Jordan Tannahill: Review | Toronto …
In the second chapter of his lively and passionate jeremiad against mundanity in contemporary English-language theatre, Theatre of the ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
5
IDP Hall Of Fame Celebration – Overnight Reactions
The audience did not mind, supporters responding as if in church to his every jeremiad. Chafee had a wrestling connection, he was a wrestler ... «Blog for Iowa, Jul 15»
6
Monterey County real estate sales - The Salinas Californian
9 Genoa Circle; $446,033; Jeremiad Property Llc to Niduaza, Rizalino and Maria Dolores. 1220 Palermo Drive; $455,000; Chavez, Felipe and ... «The Salinas Californian, Jul 15»
7
Slate: Anti-GMO activists say the darnedest things | Genetic Literacy …
But I think the most valuable part of Saletan's jeremiad is to clearly lay out the contradictory claims activists have made over the years. «Genetic Literacy Project, Jul 15»
8
Sacvan Berocovitch
In The American Jeremiad he wondered how rhetoric of critical indictment, going back to the fire-and-brimstone sermons of the Puritans, could ... «Harvard Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Slate: Anti-GMO activists say the darnedest things
But I think the most valuable part of Saletan's jeremiad is to clearly lay out the contradictory claims activists have made over the years. As a journalist, I tend to ... «Grist, Jul 15»
10
'The Gods of Tango': A gender-bending tale of music and love
Stepping off the boat in 1913, a scant year before the pope's jeremiad, she has no idea that the husband she has come to meet is dead, that the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

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