homologumena

Also ho·mo·lo·gou·me·na

[hoh-moh-luh-goo-muh-nuh, -gyoo-]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of homologumena¹

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

Example Sentences

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.

Read more on Project Gutenberg

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

Read more on Project Gutenberg