vul·gate (v l g t , -g t)n. 1. The common speech of a people; the vernacular. 2. A widely accepted text or version of a work. 3. Vulgate The Latin edition or translation of the Bible made by Saint Jerome at the end of the fourth century a.d., now used in a revised form as the Roman Catholic authorized version. [Medieval Latin Vulg ta, from Late Latin vulgta (editi ), popular (edition), from Latin, feminine past participle of vulgre, to make known to all, from vulgus, the common people.] |
vulgate [ˈvʌlgeɪt -gɪt] Rare
n
1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a commonly recognized text or version
2. everyday or informal speech; the vernacular
adj
generally accepted; common
Vulgate [ˈvʌlgeɪt -gɪt]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible)
a. (from the 13th century onwards) the fourth-century version of the Bible produced by Jerome, partly by translating the original languages, and partly by revising the earlier Latin text based on the Greek versions
b. (as modifier) the Vulgate version
[from Medieval Latin Vulgāta, from Late Latin vulgāta editiō popular version (of the Bible), from Latin vulgāre to make common, from vulgus the common people]
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| Noun | 1. | Vulgate - the Latin edition of the Bible translated from Hebrew and Greek mainly by St. Jerome at the end of the 4th century; as revised in 1592 it was adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
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