[ˈvʌlɡət], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the principal Latin version of the Bible, prepared mainly by St Jerome in the late 4th century, and (as revised in 1592) adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church

- common or colloquial speech
(e.g: I required a new, formal language in which to address him, not the vulgate)


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Origin:
from Latin vulgata (editio(n-)) ‘(edition) prepared for the public’, feminine past participle of vulgare, from vulgus ‘common people’