antilegomena

[ an-ti-luh-gom-uh-nuh ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

1. a group of books in the New Testament, generally held to be uncanonical by the early church.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antilegomena¹

1840–50; < Greek: things spoken against, neuter plural of antilegómenos (passive present participle of antilégein to speak against), equivalent to anti- anti- + lego- speak + -menos passive present participle suffix

Example Sentences

The inventive minds of scholars designated a group of writings in the Alexandrian canon as "Antilegomena."

From Project Gutenberg

The canon was not, however, completed in its present form; for the right of certain books—the so-called antilegomena, chap.

From Project Gutenberg

The grounds on which each of the disputed books—Antilegomena, chap.

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