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pseudepigrapha
[ soo-duh-pig-ruh-fuh ]
noun
, (used with a plural verb)
- certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
Pseudepigrapha
/ ˌsjuːdɛpɪˈɡræfɪk; ˌsjuːdɪˈpɪɡrəfə /
plural noun
- various Jewish writings from the first century bc to the first century ad that claim to have been divinely revealed but which have been excluded from the Greek canon of the Old Testament Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church)Apocrypha
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Derived Forms
- Pseudepigraphic, adjective
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Other Words From
- pseud·ep·i·graph·ic [soo-dep-i-, graf, -ik], pseudep·i·graphi·cal pseude·pigra·phous pseude·pigra·phal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pseudepigrapha1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pseudepigrapha1
C17: from Greek pseudepigraphos falsely entitled, from pseudo- + epigraphein to inscribe
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Example Sentences
Daniel also deals with the fate of the kingdoms of the world, but in the Apocalyptic fashion of the Pseudepigrapha.
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