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Hieronymite, n. and a. Eccl. Hist.|haɪəˈrɒnɪmaɪt| [f. as prec. + -ite.] A. n. A hermit of any of the various orders of St. Jerome. B. adj. Belonging to any of these orders.
1727–41Chambers Cycl., Hieronymites, or Hermits of S. Jerom. 1843Prescott Mexico ii. i. (1864) 70 This extraordinary commission of three Hieronymite friars and an eminent jurist. Ibid. 74 He previously solicited authority for this from the Hieronymite commission in St. Domingo. |