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Definition of Biblical Latin
1. Noun. The form of Latin written between the 3rd and 8th centuries.
Definition of Biblical Latin
1. Proper noun. Late Latin, as used in translations and commentaries on the Bible, influenced by biblical Greek and Hebrew. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Biblical Latin
Literary usage of Biblical Latin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The French Tragi-comedy by Henry Carrington Lancaster (1907)
"In this respect, therefore, the biblical Latin drama differs from the Italian,
Spanish, and Portuguese tragi-comedy, with the exception of Celestina, for, ..."
2. Journal of Theological Studies (1902)
"But he cares nothing for the conventional Biblical Latin. For example, in Acts
iv 9 the scribe of Codex Bezae (or its ancestor) forgot to cross aT, ..."
3. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1871)
"Christ spoke or chanted in biblical Latin ; but he translated into Languedocian
verse his own speeches. The profane characters at once addressed the ..."
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