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jeremiad: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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Rhetoric

a sermon form lamenting a people's decline while affirming their promised mission, which Bercovitch traces through American culture.

In rhetoric, jeremiad refers to a sermon form lamenting a people's decline while affirming their promised mission, which Bercovitch traces through American culture. This meaning comes from Bercovitch (1978) in The American jeremiad.[1]

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References

Bercovitch, S. (1978). The American jeremiad. University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299073541

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