-īə noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Jeremiah died ab 585 B.C. Hebrew prophet known for his pessimism, from Late Latin Jeremias, Hieremias, from Greek Hieremias, from Hebrew Yirmĕyāh
: a person who complains about the evil, decay, and disaster that he sees about him and who foresees and predicts a calamitous future
Jeremiahs lamenting the decline of public morals