vulgation

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noun

The act of spreading or promulgating among the common people.

OriginLatin vulgātiō →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounvulgation (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralobsoleterareThe act of spreading or promulgating among the common people.

    And though the Council of Trent denied the reading of them to the Laity, pretending that the Vulgation of them was the cauſe of ſo many Hereſies abroad in the World […]

    1690, anonymous author, The Reformed Christian's New-Years-Gift

Origin

  1. Latinvulgātiō
  2. Englishvulgation

From Latin vulgātiō, from vulgō (“publish”).

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APA

vulgation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgation

MLA

“vulgation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vulgation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vulgation.

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