/vul"gayt, -git/ , n.
1. the Latin version of the Bible, prepared chiefly by Saint Jerome at the end of the 4th century A.D., and used as the authorized version of the Roman Catholic Church.
2. ( l.c. ) any commonly recognized text or version of a work.
adj.
3. of or pertaining to the Vulgate.
4. ( l.c. ) commonly used or accepted; common.
[ vulgata ( editio ) popular (edition); vulgata, fem. ptp. of vulgare to make common, publish, deriv. of vulgus the public. See VULGAR, -ATE 1 ]