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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.{{fnFn|1}}
==Overview==
High Gothic is a version of the language in which technical manuals and ancient works are recorded. This developed during the [[Dark Age of Technology]]. It derives from the common tongue of the time, an assimilation of English, European and Pacific languages, and developed in the Merican/Pacific region of [[Terra]]. This was the universal medium of written record until the [[Age of Strife]], and was spoken as a first language by many and as a second language by almost everyone. Its idioms and vocabulary now appear archaic and mystic, and many of its words have acquired religious significance over the years.{{fnFn|1}}
[[Low Gothic]], a bastardised version of High Gothic, is the common tongue of the present [[Imperium]].{{fnFn|1}} ==Terms==*'''Ave''' - Hail{{Fn|3a}}*'''Carpe''' - Seize{{Fn|3b}}*'''Dominus''' - Lord{{Fn|3a}}*'''Nox''', '''Noctum''' - Night{{Fn|3b}}
==Trivia==
*{{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)''
*3: [[Soul Hunter (Novel)]]:
**{{Endn|3a}}: XI
**{{Endn|3b}}: XII ''Seventh Claw''
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