Hieronymic

American

[hahy-er-uh-nim-ik, hahy-ruh-] / ˌhaɪ ər əˈnɪm ɪk, ˌhaɪ rə- /

Also Hieronymian

adjective

of or relating to St. Jerome.

Other Word Forms

pre-Hieronymian adjective
pre-Hieronymic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Hieronymic

1650–60; < Latin Hieronym ( us ) Jerome + -ic

Example Sentences

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Hieronymic, hī-e-rō-nim′ik, adj. of or pertaining to St Jerome—also Hieronym′ian.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

The Hieronymic alphabet, particularly used by the priests of Dalmatia and Croatia, is so called from the tradition which attributes it to St. Hieronymus.

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