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Vulgate

Pronunciation: /ˈvʌlgeɪt, -gət/
Definition of Vulgate

noun

  • 1the principal Latin version of the Bible, prepared mainly by St Jerome in the late 4th century, and (as revised in 1592) adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church.
  • 2 (vulgate) [in singular] common or colloquial speech.

Origin:

from Latin vulgata (editio(n-)) '(edition) prepared for the public', feminine past participle of vulgare, from vulgus 'common people'

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Definition of Vulgate in the US English dictionary