Bishop Ulfilas

Definitions of Bishop Ulfilas

1. noun

   a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)
   synonyms: Bishop Ulfila, Bishop Wulfila, Ulfila, Ulfilas, Wulfila

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   bishop

   a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ

   interpreter, translator

   someone who mediates between speakers of different languages