Ecclesiastical Latin
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Ecclesiastical Latin is the form of the Latin language traditionally used by the Roman Catholic Church in its liturgy, official documents, and theological writings.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latin | 4 |
| Catholic Church Latin | 1 |
| Ecclesiastical Latin canonical | 1 |
| Latin (liturgical) | 1 |
| Liturgical Latin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T700350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Ecclesiastical Latin Context triple: [Popular Latin, distinctFrom, Ecclesiastical Latin]
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A.
Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin is the form of the Latin language used in Europe roughly from the 5th to the 15th century, serving as the primary written and scholarly language of the medieval Christian world.
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B.
Renaissance Latin
Renaissance Latin is the form of Latin revived and used by European scholars, writers, and humanists during the Renaissance, characterized by a return to classical models and extensive use in literature, science, and scholarship.
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C.
Vulgar Latin
Vulgar Latin was the everyday, non-standard form of Latin spoken by common people in the Roman Empire, from which the Romance languages later evolved.
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D.
Latin
Latin is an ancient Italic language of the Roman Empire that profoundly shaped the vocabulary, grammar, and development of many European languages and scholarly traditions.
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E.
Vulgate
The Vulgate is the late-4th-century Latin version of the Bible, traditionally attributed to St. Jerome, that became the Catholic Church’s standard biblical text for many centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ecclesiastical Latin Target entity description: Ecclesiastical Latin is the form of the Latin language traditionally used by the Roman Catholic Church in its liturgy, official documents, and theological writings.
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A.
Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin is the form of the Latin language used in Europe roughly from the 5th to the 15th century, serving as the primary written and scholarly language of the medieval Christian world.
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B.
Renaissance Latin
Renaissance Latin is the form of Latin revived and used by European scholars, writers, and humanists during the Renaissance, characterized by a return to classical models and extensive use in literature, science, and scholarship.
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C.
Vulgar Latin
Vulgar Latin was the everyday, non-standard form of Latin spoken by common people in the Roman Empire, from which the Romance languages later evolved.
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D.
Latin
Latin is an ancient Italic language of the Roman Empire that profoundly shaped the vocabulary, grammar, and development of many European languages and scholarly traditions.
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E.
Vulgate
The Vulgate is the late-4th-century Latin version of the Bible, traditionally attributed to St. Jerome, that became the Catholic Church’s standard biblical text for many centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of Latin
ⓘ
language variety ⓘ liturgical language ⓘ sacred language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canon law
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic canon law
Catholic liturgical music ⓘ Catholic theology ⓘ Gregorian chant ⓘ Holy See ⓘ Roman Rite ⓘ |
| basedOn | Classical Latin ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Code of Canon Law (1983)
ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Canon Law
Vulgate ⓘ
surface form:
Nova Vulgata
Roman Breviary ⓘ Missale Romanum ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Missal
|
| containsLoanwordsFrom |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Modern European languages ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Late Latin
ⓘ
Vulgar Latin ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Classical Latin orthography
ⓘ
Classical Latin pronunciation ⓘ Classical Latin vocabulary ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Church Latin
ⓘ
Ecclesiastical Latin ⓘ
surface form:
Liturgical Latin
Roman Church Latin ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Catechism of the Catholic Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Catechism of the Catholic Church (Latin typical edition)
Vulgate ⓘ
surface form:
Nova Vulgata Bible
Roman Breviary ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Breviary (Latin typical edition)
Missale Romanum ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Missal (Latin typical edition)
Vulgate ⓘ
surface form:
Vulgate Bible
|
| hasPronunciationInfluencedBy |
Italian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian
|
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| officialLanguageOf |
Holy See
ⓘ
Roman Rite ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Rite of the Catholic Church
|
| promotedBy |
Pope Benedict XVI
ⓘ
Pope John XXIII ⓘ Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Pontifical Academy for Latin ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
Roman Curia
ⓘ
Vatican documents ⓘ |
| subfamily | Italic languages ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity to present ⓘ |
| typicalPronunciationRegion |
Italy
ⓘ
Roman Catholic world ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | vernacular languages in Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| usedFor |
Catholic doctrinal documents
ⓘ
canon law texts ⓘ liturgical books ⓘ papal bulls ⓘ papal encyclicals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Catholic liturgy
ⓘ
Catholic official documents ⓘ Catholic theological writings ⓘ |
| usedInCouncilDocuments |
Council of Trent
ⓘ
First Vatican Council ⓘ Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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