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Rheims-Douay Bible

Rheims-Douay Bible

9.9
An English translation of the Latin Bible used by Catholics from the late 1500s
  • proper noun
translation icon : Biblia de Reims-Douay
  • The Rheims-Douay Bible remains an important text for English-speaking Catholics.

Examples

  • She compared passages from the Rheims-Douay Bible to those in other translations.

  • Many of the phrases from the Rheims-Douay Bible are still quoted in religious literature.

  • The Rheims-Douay Bible is a significant translation for Catholics.

  • Many scholars study the Rheims-Douay Bible for its historical context.

  • Many of the phrases from the Rheims-Douay Bible are still quoted in religious literature.

  • She compared passages from the Rheims-Douay Bible to those in other translations.

  • The Rheims-Douay Bible is widely regarded as an essential text for English-speaking Catholics.

Synonyms

Douay-Rheims Bible
vsRheims-Douay Bible
9.6

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

is identical in meaning but lists the place names in the other order
Rheims-Douay Version
vsRheims-Douay Bible
9.9

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

is the same translation but calls it a bible in the title
Douay-Rheims Version
vsRheims-Douay Bible
9.9

An English Bible translated from the Latin Vulgate by Roman Catholic scholars

is the same translation but keeps the other name order and title word
Douay Bible
vsRheims-Douay Bible
9.2

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

is the same translation but includes both place names in the title
Douay Version
vsRheims-Douay Bible
9.9

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

is the same translation but lists both place names and a different title word

Surface Forms

Rheims-Douay Bible main

Morphology

Rheims-Douay + Bible

This is a straightforward proper-name + noun construction: knowing 'Rheims‑Douay' as a name (place/editors) and 'Bible' as the sacred book allows a learner to infer it denotes a particular edition or translation of the Bible. The pattern 'Name + Bible' is a common, fully compositional way to label a specific version, so the basic meaning is derivable from the constituents even if historical details require background knowledge.

Etymology

Rheims-Douay Bible is named after two towns where English Catholics made and printed their Bible: the New Testament was published at Rheims and the Old Testament at Douay. They translated the 'Latin Bible' into English for Catholics, so the name tells us this is an English Catholic translation.