adj
Meaning 1
Made common, published for common use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vulgarized
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Vulgate
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/ˈvʌlɡeɪt/
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/vʌlˈɡeɪt/
adj
Meaning 2
In or pertaining to the common version or edition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: especially the Bible
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name
Meaning 3
A particular Latin translation of the Bible made by Saint Jerome in the late 4th century CE.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
The language of a people, especially the commoners.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: vernacular, vulgar
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
A common version or edition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: especially the Bible
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verb
Meaning 6
To publish, spread, promulgate to the people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Bible, Christian Bible, Book, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word of God, Word
History
Etymology
From Latin vulgātus, past participle of vulgō (“publish, make common, cheapen”).
Borrowed from Latin Vulgāta.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 武加大譯本 /武加大译本 (mou5 gaa1 daai6 jik6 bun2) — Latin Bible translation
- Chinese Cantonese: 通俗譯本 /通俗译本 (tung1 zuk6 jik6 bun2) — Latin Bible translation
- Chinese Mandarin: 武加大譯本 /武加大译本 (Wǔjiādà Yìběn) — Latin Bible translation
- Chinese Mandarin: 通俗譯本 /通俗译本 (Tōngsú Yìběn) — Latin Bible translation
- French: Vulgate — Latin Bible translation
- German: Vulgata — Latin Bible translation
- Greek: Βουλγάτα (Voulgáta) — Latin Bible translation
- Hungarian: Vulgáta — Latin Bible translation
- Indonesian: vulgata — Latin Bible translation
- Irish: Vulgáid — Latin Bible translation
- Italian: Vulgata — Latin Bible translation
- Japanese: ウルガタ (urugata) — Latin Bible translation
- Persian: ولگاته (volgâte) — Latin Bible translation
- Polish: Wulgata — Latin Bible translation
- Portuguese: Vulgata — Latin Bible translation
- Russian: Вульга́та (Vulʹgáta) — Latin Bible translation
- Spanish: Vulgata — Latin Bible translation
- Swedish: Vulgata — Latin Bible translation
- Ukrainian: Вульґа́та (Vulʹgáta) — Latin Bible translation
Real reading context