Jerome
- proper noun
- /dʒəˈroʊm/
- Scarlett looked down at the mountain of food revealed when Jerome ceremoniously lifted the silver cover.
- Saint Jerome
- St. Jerome
- according to Jerome
Examples
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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.
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The biography of Jerome highlights his significant contributions to early Christian theology.
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Many scholars refer to Jerome when discussing the history of biblical translations.
Synonyms
A Christian saint and scholar who translated the Bible into Latin
A Christian scholar known for translating the Bible into Latin
A Christian scholar who translated the Bible into Latin and is a saint
A Christian writer and saint known for translating the Bible into Latin
Surface Forms
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.