Hieronymic
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of Hieronymic
1650–60; < Latin Hieronym ( us ) Jerome + -ic
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Hieronymic, hī-e-rō-nim′ik, adj. of or pertaining to St Jerome—also Hieronym′ian.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The Hieronymic alphabet, particularly used by the priests of Dalmatia and Croatia, is so called from the tradition which attributes it to St. Hieronymus.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
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