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

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf form of Latin
language variety
liturgical language
sacred language
associatedWith Catholic canon law
linked to: Canon law

Catholic liturgical music
Catholic theology
Gregorian chant
Holy See
Roman Rite
basedOn Classical Latin
codifiedIn Code of Canon Law
Nova Vulgata
linked to: Vulgate

Roman Breviary
Roman Missal
linked to: Missale Romanum
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
Liturgical Latin
Roman Church Latin
hasKeyText Catechism of the Catholic Church (Latin typical edition)
Nova Vulgata Bible
linked to: Vulgate

Roman Breviary (Latin typical edition)
linked to: Roman Breviary

Roman Missal (Latin typical edition)
linked to: Missale Romanum

Vulgate Bible
linked to: Vulgate
hasPronunciationInfluencedBy Italian
linked to: Italian language
languageFamily Indo-European languages
officialLanguageOf Holy See
Roman Rite of the Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Rite
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 Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Popular Latin distinctFrom Ecclesiastical Latin
St. Thomas Aquinas languageOfWorkOrName Latin
linked to: Ecclesiastical Latin
Mikael Agricola languageOfWorkOrName Latin
linked to: Ecclesiastical Latin
Latin West hasLanguageOfLiturgy Latin
linked to: Ecclesiastical Latin
Latin West liturgicalLanguage Latin
linked to: Ecclesiastical Latin
Ecclesiastical Latin hasAlternativeName Liturgical Latin
linked to: Ecclesiastical Latin
Classical Latin influenced Catholic Church Latin
linked to: Ecclesiastical Latin
Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary hasOfficialLanguage Latin (liturgical)
linked to: Ecclesiastical Latin