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Ulfilas — Wulfila is also a spider genus (Anyphaenidae) Wulfila or Ulfilas Wulfila explaining the Gospels to the Goths Born ca. 310 Died … Wikipedia
Ulfilas — 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) • Syn: ↑Bishop Ulfilas, ↑Ulfila,… … Useful english dictionary
Bishop Ulfila — 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) • Syn: ↑Ulfilas, ↑Bishop Ulfilas,… … Useful english dictionary
Bishop Wulfila — 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) • Syn: ↑Ulfilas, ↑Bishop Ulfilas,… … Useful english dictionary
Ulfilas — • Apostle of the Goths, missionary, translator of the Bible, and inventor of an alphabet Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ulfilas Ulfilas … Catholic encyclopedia
Ulfilas — [ul′filəul′fi ləs] [LGr for Goth Wulfila, lit., little wolf < wulfs,WOLF + ila, dim. suffix: cf. ATTILA] A.D. 311? 383?; bishop of the Goths: translated the Bible into Gothic: also Ulfila [ul′filə] … English World dictionary
Ulfilas — (c. 311 382/383) Gothic bishop, missionary, and translator, Ulfilas, which means little wolf in the Gothic language, was a key figure in the ongoing Christianization of the Goths. He was hailed as the Moses of his age by the emperor… … Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe
Ulfilas — /ul fi leuhs/, n. A.D. c311 c382, Christian bishop to the Goths: translated Bible into the Gothic language. Also, Ulfila /ul fi leuh/, Wulfila. * * * ▪ bishop of the Goths Gothic (Goth) Wulfila born c. 311 died c. 382, , Constantinople [now… … Universalium
Ulfilas — Arian missionary to the Goths (q.v.). He was captured by the Goths and spent several years among them before being sent by them on an embassy to Constantinople (q.v.). There, in 341, he allowed Eusebios of Nikomedia (q.v.), who was an Arian,… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Ulfilas — /ˈʊlfəlæs/ (say oolfuhlas) noun c.311–c.382 AD, Christian bishop among the Goths, and translator of the Bible into the Gothic language. Also, Ulfila /ˈʊlfələ/ (say oolfuhluh), Wulfila …
