Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hieronymy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-eronymy
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἱερώνυμος

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hieronymy mean?: The ancient Greek practice of substituting a priestly title for an individual's personal name
Where does hieronymy come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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