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The Torres Amat Bible is a Catholic translation of the Bible by Félix Torres Amat directly from the Vulgate version, with revisions referencing Greek and Hebrew texts. It was the first Catholic Bible translation into Spanish to achieve widespread distribution. It is also referred to as the Petisco-Torres Amat Bible.
Torres Amat, born in Sallent de Llobregat in 1772, was the son of Joseph Torres and Teresa Amat. Félix Torres Amat began his education in Humanities in his hometown and, in 1786, moved to Tarragona to study Philosophy and Theology at the literary academy associated with the University of Cervera, earning a doctorate in 1794. That same year, he ...
These were the first Spanish Bible translations officially made and approved by the Church in 300 years. The Biblia Torres Amat appeared in 1825. Traditionalist Catholics consider this to be the best Spanish translation because it is a direct translation from St. Jerome's Latin Vulgate, like the English language Douay-Rheims Bible.
Amat is a surname of Occitan and Catalan origin meaning "beloved". [1] Notable bearers of the name include: Anna Aguilar-Amat (born 1962), Spanish writer; Carlos Oquendo de Amat (1905–1936), Peruvian poet
Because Spanish is a Romance language (which means it evolved from Latin), many of its words are either inherited from Latin or derive from Latin words. Although English is a Germanic language , it, too, incorporates thousands of Latinate words that are related to words in Spanish. [ 3 ]
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
The Diccionario de la lengua española [a] (DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited, and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language.
Amat (Arabic: امة) is a word meaning "female slave" or "servant", used in conjunction with an Islamic name of God to form a female given name. [1] Examples of such names and their bearers are: Amat Al Alim Alsoswa (born 1958), Yemeni politician; Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (1910 – 2000), wife of Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the ...