textus receptus
[ tek-stuhs ri-sep-tuhs ]
noun
a text of a work that is generally accepted as being genuine or original.
Origin of textus receptus
11855–60; <New Latin: received text
Words Nearby textus receptus
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How to use textus receptus in a sentence
The learned Dean has been sneered at for a supposed sentimental and effeminate attachment to the textus receptus.
It is to her that we owe the textus receptus of the Essais of the illustrious litterateur.
Woman in Science | John Augustine ZahmA third version (long the textus receptus) figured in the Folio of 1623.
A Life of William Shakespeare | Sidney Lee
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