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jerome

/dʒəˈroʊm/

Traduction: Nom propre désignant un prénom masculin, historiquement associé à saint Jérôme, éminent érudit chrétien de l'Antiquité tardive et traducteur de la Bible en latin.

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formalcommon/dʒəˈroʊm/

indénombrable · nom propre

A proper noun referring to a male given name, historically associated with Saint Jerome, a prominent early Christian scholar and translator of the Bible into Latin.

  • 🇫🇷Nom propre désignant un prénom masculin, historiquement associé à saint Jérôme, éminent érudit chrétien de l'Antiquité tardive et traducteur de la Bible en latin.
  1. Saint Jerome C1 formal

    A prominent Christian scholar and theologian (c. 347–420 AD), best known for translating the Bible from Hebrew and Greek into Latin, creating the Vulgate edition. He is recognized as a Doctor of the Church and a saint in Roman Catholicism.

    • Saint Jerome is often depicted in art with a lion, symbolizing his legendary taming of a wild beast.
    • His translation of the Bible, known as the Vulgate, became the standard Latin text for centuries.
    • Jerome's extensive commentaries on Scripture greatly influenced Christian theology.

    🇫🇷Jérôme de Stridon

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