Vulgate
4TH-CENTURY LATIN TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE MAINLY BY JEROME
Latin Vulgate; Biblia Vulgata; Vulgata; Catholic Vulgate; Latin Vulgate Bible; Vulgate Bible; Volgate Bible; Revision of Vulgate; Vulgate, Revision of; The Vulgate; Versio Vulgata; Vugate bible
['v?lge?t, -g?t]
¦ 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', feminine past participle of vulgare, from vulgus 'common people'.