Hieronymite
[ hahy-uh-ron-uh-mahyt, hahy-ron- ]
/ ˌhaɪ əˈrɒn əˌmaɪt, haɪˈrɒn- /
noun
a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.
Origin of Hieronymite
1720–30; < Latin
Hieronym(us) Jerome +
-ite1
Example sentences from the Web for hieronymite
There were Hieronymite nuns founded in 1375, who became very numerous.