Definition of Jeremead
Jeremiad, a lament over degeneracy in modern times.
- Wikipedia
{ Jer`e*mi"ad, Jer`e*mi"ade },
n. [From Jeremiah, the prophet: cf. F.
jérémiade.] A tale of sorrow,
disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous tirade; --
generally used satirically.
He has prolonged his complaint into an endless
jeremiad. Lamb.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals in a serious tone of sustained invective, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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