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[[Image:Imperial Creed Hymn (High Gothic).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Imperial hymn of the [[Imperial Creed]] in High Gothic.{{Fn|2}}]]
'''High Gothic''' is the hieratic tongue of the [[Imperium]], used in the titles of ancient institutions and organisations (such as the [[Adeptus Terra]]). It represents an older language and is regarded as holy.{{fn|1}}
*High Gothic was called '''Tech''' in the first edition.
*Represented by Latinised English, it has a status akin to that of Latin or French during the real-life Middle Ages.
==See also==
*[[Imperial Culture]]
===Related Videos===
Imperial Creed Hymn being sung in High Gothic.{{Fn|2}}
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Text:{{Fn|2}}
Druvata Imperator dux noster;
in eman sua firmissimus.
Sacrificium eius illuminare fecit;
Druvata nostrae puritas
Nos kandu electa eius
Egredere facem mahsemo.
Renuntiatio eius helel;
Per tenebras et pólemos.
Nam qui eius ma’or.
Azar mundans iacet.
Hostes Imperium,
Da veniam irae.
Ora Imperator, praebe nobis tuam fortitudinem
Ut simus tui justi khang.
Omnis ut efches,
Nullus furor sanctum eius effugiat.
==Source==
*{{endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], pg. 267
*{{endn|2}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250312003057/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/s48clzhx/praise-the-emperor-with-the-first-ever-official-imperial-hymn/ Warhammer-Community: Praise the Emperor with the first ever official Imperial Hymn (posted 19 Dec 2024)] ''(archived 5 March 2025, last accessed 26 July 2025)''
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