Vulgate


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Vulgate /ˈvʌlgeɪt, -gət/
noun
  • 1 the principal Latin version of the Bible, the official text for the Roman Catholic Church.
  • 2 (vulgate) formal common or colloquial speech.
– origin from L. vulgata (editio(n-)) ‘(edition) prepared for the public’, fem. past part. of vulgare, from vulgus ‘common people’.
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