• Jeremias

    Origin

    New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah

    Full definition of Jeremias

    Proper noun

    Jeremias

    (plural Jeremiass)
    1. (biblical character)
      • 1611 King James Version of the Bible: Matthew 16:14:Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias or one of the prophets.
    2. , more common in the forms Jeremy and Jeremiah.----
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