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Hieronymus

hie·ro·ny·mus

UK/ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɒnɪməs/ US/ˌhaɪ.(ə)ˈɹɑnɪməs/ uncommon

noun

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(Roman Catholic Church) one of the great fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420)

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From Latin Hierōnymus, from Ancient Greek Ἱερώνυμος (Hierṓnumos, “holy name”). Doublet of Geronimo and Jerome.

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