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antilegomena
[ an-ti-luh-gom-uh-nuh ]
/ ˌæn tɪ ləˈgɒm ə nə /
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noun (used with a singular verb)
a group of books in the New Testament, generally held to be uncanonical by the early church.
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Origin of antilegomena
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
Words nearby antilegomena
anti-intellectualism, antiknock, Antikythera, anti-Leaguer, Anti-Lebanon, antilegomena, antilepton, antilife, Antilles, Antilles Current, Antilochus
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How to use antilegomena in a sentence
The inventive minds of scholars designated a group of writings in the Alexandrian canon as "Antilegomena."
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7)|Adolph HarnackThe canon was not, however, completed in its present form; for the right of certain books—the so-called antilegomena, chap.
Companion to the Bible|E. P. BarrowsThe grounds on which each of the disputed books—Antilegomena, chap.
Companion to the Bible|E. P. Barrows