jeremiad
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иеремиада
Jeremiade
A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals,…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.
/ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/
Meaning
1 sensesA long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
Near-synonyms: diatribe, tirade, lamentation, lament, litany; see also Thesaurus:diatribe
Jeremiade
иеремиа́даijeremiáda
More definitions
- a long and mournful complaint
Translations
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Origin
From French jérémiade, from Jérémie, from Latin Ieremias, from Hebrew ירמיה (yirm'yá, “JerFrom 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.
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