A Catholic reads the Bible, Week 33: Jeremiah’s long-winded lamentations
CNN — Jeremiah, the prophet, lives forever in the dictionary. He is the basis of the word: jeremiad. Merriam-Webster defines this word as a “prolonged lamentation or complaint; also, a cautionary or angry harangue.” Prolonged lamentation works perfectly: Jeremiah’s book of the Bible is 51 whole …
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