jeremiad
/ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
Etymology / origin
From French jérémiade, from Jérémie, from Latin Ieremias, from Hebrew ירמיה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”). Named after biblical prophet Jeremiah, who lamented the moral state of Judah and predicted her downfall.
- ירמיה(Hebrew)→
- Ieremias(Latin)→
- jérémiade(French)→
- jeremiad (English)
- Relations: bor, der, der
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