Jerome

[ juh-rohm; British jer-uhm ]

noun

1. Saint Eusebius Hieronymus, a.d. c340–420, Christian ascetic and Biblical scholar: chief preparer of the Vulgate version of the Bible.
2. Jerome K(lap·ka) [klap, -k, uh], 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright.
3. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sacred name.”

Jerome

/ dʒəˈrəʊm /

noun

1. Jerome, Saint?347?420MRomanRELIGION: monkMISC: scholarRELIGION: saint Latin name Eusebius Hieronymus. ?347–?420 ad , Christian monk and scholar, whose outstanding work was the production of the Vulgate. Feast day: Sept 30
2. JeromeJerome K(lapka)18591927MEnglishWRITING: humorous writer Jerome K ( lapka ). 1859–1927, English humorous writer; author of Three Men in a Boat (1889)

Example Sentences

Jennie Jerome, who went on to become Lady Randolph Churchill, was born in Brooklyn in 1854.

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By Jerome Groopman, New Yorker Researchers get closer to outwitting a killer.

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Producers Timbaland, Jerome “J-Roc” Harmon and Rodney Jerkins are all at the top of their game working with Jackson.

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The author of more than forty books, Jerome Charyn is known in various, not always overlapping reading communities.

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Jerome Charyn, the author of I Am Abraham finds the romance in an icon.

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Jerome also describes their appearance at the same period in words which are almost equally applicable to-day.

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We have already seen the very strong opinion entertained on this subject by Jerome, the contemporary of Augustine.

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This is taken either from Jerome, in his Epistle against Jovinian, lib.

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Jerome gazed at the indignant youth with a mingling of surprise and pity.

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Jerome looked with something like pity at the questioning youth.

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