Vulgate
adj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The language of a people, especially the commoners.
"The linguistic and socio-historical evidence herein examined suggests that the development of Coptic occurred in Ptolemaic Egypt, not only as a spoken vulgate in the Delta, but as a script produced through […]"
- 2 A common version or edition.
- 1 To publish, spread, promulgate to the people.
"Ordinary and vulgated sources will usually give all that is needed for a broad outline"
- 1 Made common, published for common use. archaic
- 2 In or pertaining to the common version or edition. not-comparable
- 1 A particular Latin translation of the Bible made by Saint Jerome in the late 4th century CE.
Example
More examples"The linguistic and socio-historical evidence herein examined suggests that the development of Coptic occurred in Ptolemaic Egypt, not only as a spoken vulgate in the Delta, but as a script produced through […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Vulgāta.
From Latin vulgātus, past participle of vulgō (“publish, make common, cheapen”).
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