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Jeremias

/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/

Jeremias proper noun: new Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

Proper noun

Jeremias

  1. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.
    • Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias or one of the prophets.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 16:14
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, more common in the forms Jeremy and Jeremiah.

Origin of Jeremias

Borrowed from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremiah. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

Questions about Jeremias

What does Jeremias mean?
Jeremias means new Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.
What part of speech is Jeremias?
Jeremias is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jeremias?
Jeremias is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/.

Words near Jeremias in the dictionary

  1. jeremiads
  2. Jeremiah
  3. Jeremiahs
  4. Jeremian
  5. Jeremianic
  6. Jeremias
  7. Jeremiasz
  8. jeremitaylorically
  9. Jeremy
  10. Jeremy Diddler
  11. Jeremy Diddlers

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