NOUN | person | Bishop Ulfilas, Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop Wulfila | a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic |
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Meaning | 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). | |
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Synonyms | Ulfilas, Ulfila, Bishop Ulfila, Wulfila, Bishop Wulfila | |
Instance of | bishop | A senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority |
interpreter, translator | someone who mediates between speakers of different languages | |
Spanish | Ulfila, Wulfila | |
Catalan | Úlfila, Ulfilas |
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