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Jerome (St.)

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Generally represented as an aged man in a cardinal’s dress, writing or studying, with a lion seated beside him. The best painting of this saint is The Communion of St. Jerome, by Domenichiʹno, in the Vatican. It is placed opposite Raphael’s Transfiguration.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Jeopardy
Jereed
Jeremiad
Jeremiah
Jeremy Diddler
Jeremy Twitcher
Jericho
Jerked [beef]
Jerkin
Jeroboam of Rum or Claret (A)
Jerome (St.)
Jeronimo
Jerry-built
Jerry-shop, or a Tom and Jerry Shop
Jerry Sneak
Jerrymander
Jersey
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Artichoke
Jerusalem Chamber
Jerusalem Delivered

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