Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love.
January 2019 - Mazatlan Mexico
It's been a long time since I played along but going to give it a try this year.
I'm reading "Under the Night" by Alan Glynn and came across these.
...that little jeremiad that Proctor delivered...
Definition of jeremiad
: a prolonged lamentation or complaint also : a cautionary or angry harangue
The warnings became jeremiads against the folly of overemphasis on science and technology at the expense of man's subjective and emotional life— Ada Louise Huxtable
...doctor had an almost sacerdotal manner...
Definition of sacerdotal
: of or relating to priests or a priesthood : PRIESTLY sacerdotal robessacerdotal authority
: of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism
Definition of sacerdotal
: of or relating to priests or a priesthood : PRIESTLY sacerdotal robessacerdotal authority
: of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism
So glad you played along today. I like "jeramiad." I get it (from the Bible) and will try to use it in conversation.
ReplyDeleteThat's the first I've heard of that word.
ReplyDeleteI didn't really "get" jeramiad until Margot referenced the Bible. What a terrific find! It's a word I think I can remember and use. Thanks for playing along.
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