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hieronymy

hieronymy noun: the ancient Greek practice of substituting a priestly title for an individual's personal name.

Noun

hieronymy (uncountable)

  1. The ancient Greek practice of substituting a priestly title for an individual's personal name

Origin of hieronymy

From Ancient Greek ἱερώνυμος (hierṓnumos, “holy name”).

Questions about hieronymy

What does hieronymy mean?
Hieronymy means the ancient Greek practice of substituting a priestly title for an individual's personal name.
What part of speech is hieronymy?
Hieronymy is a noun.

Words near hieronymy in the dictionary

  1. Hieronymic
  2. Hieronymite
  3. Hieronymites
  4. Hieronymus
  5. Hieronymuses
  6. hieronymy
  7. hieropathic
  8. hierophancy
  9. hierophanic
  10. hierophanical
  11. hierophanically

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