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Jeremiad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A jeremiad is a long literary work, usually in prose, but sometimes in poetry, in which the author bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective, and ...
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Jeremiads and Conversion Narratives: Brief Definitions ... The term jeremiad refers to a sermon or another work that accounts for the misfortunes of an era as a just penalty for great social and moral evils, but holds out hope for changes that will bring a happier future.
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Bercovitch contrasts the American jeremiad with its European predecessor. The European jeremiad depicted a static society condemned to fall perpetually from its mythic roots; it wailed from the pulpit and unleashed a torrent of guilt upon its audience.
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Definition of jeremiad in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of jeremiad. Pronunciation of jeremiad. Translations of jeremiad. jeremiad synonyms, jeremiad antonyms. Information about jeremiad in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... Without taking the mate's jeremiads seriously he put them beside the words of Mr.
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Definition of jeremiad from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "jeremiad" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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jeremiad n. A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom. [French jérémiade , after Jérémie , Jeremiah ... Word Overheard: jeremiad...
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[The jeremiad was a formulaic statement of concern by Puritan ministers or magistrates that the colony had fallen into a pattern of declining piety (a paradigm historians refer to as "declension").
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