Hieronymite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Hieronymite
1720–30; < Latin Hieronym ( us ) Jerome + -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Sor Juana entered the convent of the Hieronymite nuns because it was the only way she could exercise her intellectual vocation.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
For some years the Hieronymite Bible was in Paris, having been brought thither by Marshal Junot, where it remained unnoticed for several years.
From Illuminated Manuscripts by John William Bradley
Velasquez also laid a formal accusation against Cortes and all of us, in the royal court of audience at Santo Domingo, and also before the Hieronymite brethren, who were viceroys of that island.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Sabina is the Hieronymite Church and Convent of S. Alessio, the only monastery of Hieronymites in Italy where meat was allowed to be eaten,—in consideration of the malaria.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
There are only six Hieronymite brethren here now.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
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