Rhemish
/ˈriːmɪʃ/adjective
Designating an English translation of the New Testament made by Roman Catholics of the English College at Rheims in 1582, based closely on the Vulgate text.
- The College was associated with the University of Douai, but removed temporarily to Rheims between 1578 and 1593. The principal translator was Gregory Martin, under the supervision of William Allen and Richard Bristow..
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Rainolds (1549–1607), theologian and college head. From Rhemes, earlier English form of Rheims, the name of a city in the north-east of France, where the translation was made and published + -ish.