homologumena

American

[hoh-moh-luh-goo-muh-nuh, -gyoo-] / ˌhoʊ moʊ ləˈgu mə nə, -ˈgyu- /

Also homologoumena

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.

Etymology

Origin of homologumena

< Greek homologoûmena, neuter plural passive present participle of homologeîn to agree to, allow; homologous

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Homologumena, hō-mō-lō-gōō′me-na, n.pl. the books of the New Testament, whose authenticity was universally acknowledged in the early Church—opp. of Antilegumena.

From Project Gutenberg

It is admitted that Eusebius engages carefully to record what ecclesiastical writers state regarding the Homologumena, and that he actually does so.

From Project Gutenberg

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