cries in the wilderness
Unheeded pleas, wasted
Cries in the wilderness are appeals or warnings that go unheeded.
The phrase comes from the biblical description of John the Baptist as "a voice crying in the wilderness," calling people to repentance before anyone listened.
Now it describes any message delivered to an indifferent audience: For years, climate scientists felt like cries in the wilderness.
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- exileBanishment from homeland
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
revelation · proclamation · abandonment · desertion · Cassandra · vision · prediction · oracle · solitude · evangelism · John the Baptist · Old Testament · futility · lost cause · foresight · seclusion · allegory · parable
cries in the wildernessrallying cry
Phrase uniting supporters
call to action · persuasive speech · wake-up call · clarion call · silver tongue
cries in the wildernessbully pulpit
Prominent position for advocacy
voice of authority · keynote address · conventional wisdom · party line · received wisdom
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