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Jerome

Jerome

2 8.4
A Christian saint and scholar best known for translating the Bible into Latin
  • proper noun
  • /dʒəˈroʊm/
: Jerónimo
  • Scarlett looked down at the mountain of food revealed when Jerome ceremoniously lifted the silver cover.
  • Saint Jerome
  • St. Jerome
  • according to Jerome

Examples

  • Finally, this issue of Style closes with Jerome Bump's "The Family Dynamics of the Reception of Art."

    Academic text (1997)
  • The next morning, she ordered Jerome to bring her eggs, bacon, and biscuits.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Both Bott and Jerome agree that the support plan should not be extensive.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In the Catholic world, Jerome's Vulgate continued, until recently, to be the principal Bible.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I think about Saint Jerome wrestling with the devil or the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Later Byzantine writers, including Jerome, corroborate that Jews continued these mourning practices on the actual Temple Mount.

    Academic text (2013)
  • When it reached the bottle of Big K soda, Jerome watched, fascinated, as the soda bubbled, then fizzed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • St. Jerome is celebrated as a saint in the Catholic Church for his work on the Vulgate.

  • The biography of Jerome highlights his significant contributions to early Christian theology.

  • Many scholars refer to Jerome when discussing the history of biblical translations.

Synonyms

St. Jerome
vsJerome
1 7.8

A Christian saint and scholar who translated the Bible into Latin

is the common short name form rather than the formal or full variant
Saint Jerome
vsJerome
1 8.0

A Christian scholar known for translating the Bible into Latin

is the common short name form rather than the formal titled variant
9.9

A Christian scholar who translated the Bible into Latin and is a saint

is the common short name rather than the Latinized two part form

A Christian writer and saint known for translating the Bible into Latin

is the common short name rather than the full traditional multi name form

Surface Forms

Jerome main

Etymology

Jerome comes from the old Greek name Hieronymos, which breaks into hiero- meaning 'sacred' and -onoma meaning 'name'. So Jerome originally means 'sacred name', which suits the famous Saint Jerome known for his work on the Bible.