Ulfilas

[ uhl-fi-luhs ]

/ ˈʌl fɪ ləs /

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noun

a.d. c311–c382, Christian bishop to the Goths: translated Bible into the Gothic language.

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Also Ul·fi·la

[uhl-fi-luh], /ˈʌl fɪ lə/, Wulfila.

Words nearby Ulfilas

-ulent, ulerythema, ulerythema sycosiforme, ulexite, ULF, Ulfilas, Ulhasnagar, uliginous, ullage, ullage rocket, Ullswater

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How to use Ulfilas in a sentence

There was a Gothic translation of the Bible, which is supposed to have been made in the fourth century by Ulfilas.
The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation|Ernst Von Dobschutz
And so, too, in the Gothic of Ulfilas the homestead was a 'gard.'
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm
It was the outstanding merit of Ulfilas that he translated the Bible into Gothic.
Rumanian Bird and Beast Stories|Anonymous
They still held to the primitive faith taught them by Ulfilas and their Gothic Bible.
Spain|Frederick Albion Ober

Low as they had fallen, they could still count among them the great name of Ulfilas.
The Arian Controversy|H. M. Gwatkin

British Dictionary definitions for Ulfilas

Ulfilas

Ulfila (ˈʊlfɪlə) or Wulfila

/ (ˈʊlfɪˌlæs) /

noun

?311–?382 ad, Christian bishop of the Goths who translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic

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