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Scriptures and Vulgate

noun

  • 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. .
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to the Vulgate or the old Latin version of the Scriptures.
  • (a.) An ancient Latin version of the Scripture, and the only version which the Roman Church admits to be authentic; -- so called from its common use in the Latin Church.