ulfilas
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Definition
Proper noun A 4th-century bishop and missionary, traditionally credited with creating the Gothic alphabet and translating the Bible from Greek into the Gothic language. He played a crucial role in the conversion of the Visigoths to Arian Christianity.
Examples of Usage
- Proper noun:
- Ulfilas is a pivotal figure in the history of the Gothic language.
- The translation work of Ulfilas provides the primary surviving texts in the Gothic language.
- Scholars study the writings attributed to Ulfilas to understand early Germanic linguistics.
Advanced Usage
- "The Wulfila Bible": This term refers to the Bible translation traditionally ascribed to Ulfilas. It is also commonly called the "Gothic Bible."
- The Wulfila Bible is a key text for comparative Germanic philology.
- "Ulfilar" or "Wulfila": These are variant Latinized and Germanic forms of the same name, often used interchangeably in academic texts.
- The missionary efforts of Wulfila extended beyond translation to direct preaching.
Variants and Related Words
- Wulfila (proper noun): The more common Germanic form of the name.
- Ulfila (proper noun): A common variant spelling.
- Gothic Bible (noun phrase): The translation work credited to Ulfilas.
- Codex Argenteus (noun phrase): A famous 6th-century manuscript containing parts of the Gothic Bible.
Synonyms
- Bishop of the Goths: A descriptive title for his ecclesiastical role.
- Apostle to the Goths: A historical epithet highlighting his missionary work.
Related Phrases
- Ulfilas's alphabet: Refers specifically to the writing system he devised, based largely on Greek and Latin scripts, to record the Gothic language.
- Ulfilas's alphabet included letters to represent sounds not found in Greek.
Noun
- a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)