Bishop Ulfila

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, ↑Ulfila, ↑Wulfila, ↑Bishop Wulfila
Instance Hypernyms: ↑bishop, ↑interpreter, ↑translator

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  • Bishop 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: ↑Ulfilas, ↑Ulfila, ↑Bishop… …   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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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