(from the 13th century onwards) the fourth-century version of the Bible produced by Jerome, partly by translating the original languages, and partly by revising the earlier Latin text based on the Greek versions
b.
(as modifier)
the Vulgate version
Word origin
C17: from Medieval Latin Vulgāta, from Late Latin vulgāta editiō popular version (of the Bible), from Latin vulgāre to make common, from vulgus the common people
Vulgate in American English
(ˈvʌlˌgeɪt; ˈvʌlgɪt)
noun
1.
a Latin version of the Bible prepared by St. Jerome in the 4th cent., authorized as the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church
2. [v-]
any text or version in common acceptance
3. [v-]
the vernacular, or common speech
adjective
4.
of or in the Vulgate
5. [v-]
commonly accepted; popular; specif., of or in the vernacular, or common speech
Word origin
ML vulgata (editio), popular (edition) < L vulgatus, common, usual, orig. pp. of vulgare, to make common < vulgus: see vulgar