Hieronymite

[ hahy-uh-ron-uh-mahyt, hahy-ron- ]

noun

1. a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hieronymite¹

1720–30; < Latin Hieronym ( us ) Jerome + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Sor Juana entered the convent of the Hieronymite nuns because it was the only way she could exercise her intellectual vocation.

From New York Times

There were Hieronymite nuns founded in 1375, who became very numerous.

From Project Gutenberg

Sabina is the Hieronymite Church and Convent of S. Alessio, the only monastery of Hieronymites in Italy where meat was allowed to be eaten,—in consideration of the malaria.

From Project Gutenberg

There are only six Hieronymite brethren here now.

From Project Gutenberg

The Heresy of Love The Swan, Stratford-upon-Avon Until 9 MarchBox office: 0844 800 1110 http://www.rsc.org.uk/whats-on/the-heresy-of-love/ Edmundson charts the struggles Sister Juana had to face as an Hieronymite nun who was also a writer: although patronised by the Spanish colonial court, she was up against an inflexible church establishment and the corrosive envy of some of her sisters.

From The Guardian