1. jeremiah(n = noun.person) - (Old Testament) an Israelite prophet who is remembered for his angry lamentations (jeremiads) about the wickedness of his people (circa 626-587 BC);
is a kind of prophet
2. jeremiah(n = noun.communication) book of jeremiah - a book in the Old Testament containing the oracles of the prophet Jeremiah;
is a kind of book
is a part of old testament, nebiim, prophets
jeremiah, n. a dismal prophet, a denouncer of the times.
Etymology:
with ref. to Jeremiah (as JEREMIAD)