hi·er·o·nym·ic \|hī(ə)rə|nimik\adjective alsohi·er·o·nym·i·an\-mēən\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Eusebius Hieronymus (St. Jerome) died 420 church father + English -ic or -ian : of, relating to, or composed by St. Jerome < the Hieronymic version of the Bible >