Jerome

[juh-rohm; for 2, 3 also British jer-uh m]

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noun

SaintEusebius Hieronymus, a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
Jerome K(lap·ka) [klap-kuh] /ˈklæp kə/, 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”

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Contemporary Examples

By Jerome Groopman, New Yorker Researchers get closer to outwitting a killer.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 22-28, 2014
William Boot
December 28, 2014
Producers Timbaland, Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon and Rodney Jerkins are all at the top of their game working with Jackson.
Dead or Alive, the Hits Keep Coming
Tom Teodorczuk
May 12, 2014
The author of more than forty books, Jerome Charyn is known in various, not always overlapping reading communities.
Making Lincoln Sexy: Jerome Charyn’s Fictional President
Tom LeClair
March 6, 2014
Jerome Charyn, the author of I Am Abraham finds the romance in an icon.
Lincoln in Love
Jerome Charyn
February 14, 2014
Jerome Robbins, also at NYCB, did the same, and she inspired him to create his radical Afternoon of the Faun for her.
The Tragic Downfall of Tanaquil Le Clercq, Ballet’s Greatest Muse
Nancy Buirski
February 3, 2014

Historical Examples

Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory, and Jerome—being the favourite subjects.
English Villages
P. H. Ditchfield
"Give it to me then, and I'll take it in to her," said Jerome.
Victor's Triumph
Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
But Jerome and the New Testament remained his chief occupation.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
Johan Huizinga
His edition of the Letters of Jerome was published by Froben in 1516 (see p. 90).
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation
Johan Huizinga
Don Juan had never read a line of the works of Jerome or Augustine.
Clare Avery
Emily Sarah Holt

British Dictionary definitions for jerome

Jerome

noun

Latin name Eusebius Hieronymus. ?347–?420 ad, Christian monk and scholar, whose outstanding work was the production of the Vulgate. Feast day: Sept 30
Jerome K (lapka). 1859–1927, English humorous writer; author of Three Men in a Boat (1889)

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Word Origin and History for jerome

Jerome

masc. proper name, from French Jérome, from Late Latin Hieronymus, from Greek Hieronymos, literally "holy name," from hieros "holy" (see ire) + onyma, dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name (n.)).

Jerome

Examples from the Web for jerome

Contemporary Examples

By Jerome Groopman, New Yorker Researchers get closer to outwitting a killer.

Producers Timbaland, Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon and Rodney Jerkins are all at the top of their game working with Jackson.

The author of more than forty books, Jerome Charyn is known in various, not always overlapping reading communities.

Jerome Charyn, the author of I Am Abraham finds the romance in an icon.

Jerome Robbins, also at NYCB, did the same, and she inspired him to create his radical Afternoon of the Faun for her.

Historical Examples

Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory, and Jerome—being the favourite subjects.

"Give it to me then, and I'll take it in to her," said Jerome.

But Jerome and the New Testament remained his chief occupation.

His edition of the Letters of Jerome was published by Froben in 1516 (see p. 90).

Don Juan had never read a line of the works of Jerome or Augustine.

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