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Douay-Rheims Version

Douay-Rheims Version

9.9
An English Bible translated from the Latin Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars
  • proper noun
  • /ˈduːeɪ ˈreɪmz ˈvɜrʒən/
translation icon : Versión Douay-Rheims
  • Many Roman Catholics continue to read the Douay-Rheims Version for its literary style and faithfulness to the Vulgate.

Examples

  • Scholars compare the language of the Douay-Rheims Version with that of the King James Bible.

  • The Douay-Rheims Version is often used in Catholic liturgy.

  • The Douay-Rheims Version was often used in England before newer translations became popular.

  • Have you ever read the Douay-Rheims Version?

  • Many Roman Catholics continue to read the Douay-Rheims Version for its literary style and faithfulness to the Vulgate.

  • Scholars compare the language of the Douay-Rheims Version with that of the King James Bible.

  • The Douay-Rheims Version was often used in England before newer translations became popular.

Synonyms

Douay-Rheims Bible
vsDouay-Rheims Version
9.6

An English version of the Catholic Latin Bible made by scholars in the late 1500s and early 1600s

uses an edition word in its title instead of that common noun
Douay Bible
vsDouay-Rheims Version
9.2

An English translation of the Catholic Bible made by scholars at Douay and Rheims around 1600

focuses on the edition identity rather than production locations
Douay Version
vsDouay-Rheims Version
9.9

An English Bible translation made from a Latin Bible by Catholic scholars in Douay and Rheims in the 1500s

uses the common book noun in its title instead of an edition word
Rheims-Douay Version
vsDouay-Rheims Version
9.9

An English translation of the Bible made from the Latin Vulgate by Catholic scholars around 1600

keeps the usual place-name order rather than reversing them
Rheims-Douay Bible
vsDouay-Rheims Version
9.9

An English translation of the Latin Bible used by Catholics from the late 1500s

keeps the common noun but uses the standard place-name order instead

Surface Forms

Douay-Rheims Version main

Morphology

Douay-Rheims + version

This is a named, historical label: 'version' only indicates an edition, but the proper name 'Douay-Rheims' is a cultural/historical reference whose specific link to an English Vulgate Bible translation cannot be deduced from the parts. A B1 learner who knows the words would at best infer 'a version associated with Douay-Rheims' but would not be able to derive the specialized meaning without prior exposure or cultural knowledge.

Etymology

Douay-Rheims Version is named after two towns, Douay and Rheims, where English Catholic scholars lived in France while they made an English Bible from the 'Latin Vulgate'. Because they translated and printed the book there, the name came to mean the English 'translation' used by many Catholics.