Jeremias

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/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/

proper noun

New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

OriginLatin Jeremias ← Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας ← Hebrew יִרְמְיָה →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. biblicalNew 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

  1. Hebrewיִרְמְיָה“Jeremiah”
  2. Ancient GreekἸερεμίας
  3. LatinJeremias
  4. EnglishJeremias

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.

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APA

Jeremias. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeremias

MLA

“Jeremias.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeremias. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jeremias,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeremias.

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