pseudepigrapha

[ soo-duh-pig-ruh-fuh ]

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.

Pseudepigrapha

/ ˌsjuːdɪˈpɪɡrəfə; ˌsjuːdɛpɪˈɡræfɪk /

plural noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• Pseudepigraphic, adjective

Other Words From

• pseud·ep·i·graph·ic [soo-dep-i-, graf, -ik], pseudep·i·graphi·cal pseude·pigra·phous pseude·pigra·phal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudepigrapha¹

1685–95; < New Latin < Greek, neuter plural of pseudepíigraphos falsely inscribed, bearing a false title. See pseud-, epigraph, -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of pseudepigrapha¹

C17: from Greek pseudepigraphos falsely entitled, from pseudo- + epigraphein to inscribe

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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