vulgate

Definition of Vulgate in English :

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Vulgate

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noun

1.

a commonly recognized text or version

2.

everyday or informal speech; the vernacular

adjective

3.

generally accepted; common

noun

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

Vulgate

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noun

1.

a Latin version of the Bible prepared by St. Jerome in the 4th cent., authorized as the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church

2. [v-]

any text or version in common acceptance

3. [v-]

the vernacular, or common speech

adjective

4.

of or in the Vulgate

5. [v-]

commonly accepted; popular; specif., of or in the vernacular, or common speech

Vulgate

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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 AD, now used in a revised form as the Roman Catholic authorized version.

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