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vulgation

vulgation noun: the act of spreading or promulgating among the common people.

Noun

vulgation (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, obsolete, rare) The 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 of vulgation

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

Questions about vulgation

What does vulgation mean?
Vulgation means the act of spreading or promulgating among the common people.
What part of speech is vulgation?
Vulgation is a noun.

Words near vulgation in the dictionary

  1. vulgarnesses
  2. vulgars
  3. vulgate
  4. vulgated
  5. vulgates
  6. vulgation
  7. vulgaxanthin
  8. vulgaxanthins
  9. vulgo
  10. vulgus
  11. vulguses

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