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A jeremiad is a long literary work in which there is a lament over degeneracy. Sometimes it denounces a society for its wickedness. ^[1]

↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, article on Jeremiad originally published in 1907 written by Reverend James Wood

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−	A '''jeremiad''' is a long [[literature\|literary]] work~~, in either poetry or prose,~~ in which there is a lament over degeneracy. Sometimes it denounces a [[society]] for its wickedness. <ref>{{Nuttall\|Jeremiad}}</ref> It is named for the Biblical book of ''Jeremiah'', and some prominent examples are [[Frederick Douglass]]' ''A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave'', wherein amidst the author's personal story he intersperses emotional and rational attacks upon the institution of slavery, and [[Sam Harris]]' ''Letter to a Christian Nation.''	+	A '''jeremiad''' is a long [[literature\|literary]] work in which there is a lament over degeneracy. Sometimes it denounces a [[society]] for its wickedness. <ref>{{Nuttall\|Jeremiad}}</ref>

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