Hieronymite

American  

[hahy-uh-ron-uh-mahyt, hahy-ron-] / ˌhaɪ əˈrɒn əˌmaɪt, haɪˈrɒn- /

noun

1. a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.

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Etymology

Origin of Hieronymite

1720–30; < Latin Hieronym ( us ) Jerome + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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 Bradley, John William

There were Hieronymite nuns founded in 1375, who became very numerous.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

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 Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

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 Hare, Augustus J. C.