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Hieronymite

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

noun

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

Origin:
1720–30; < Latin Hieronym(us) Jerome + -ite¹

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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.

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