pseudepigrapha
[ soo-duh-pig-ruh-fuh ]
/ ˌsu dəˈpɪg rə fə /
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noun (used with a plural verb)
certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
Nearby words
pseudamphora, pseudankylosis, pseudarthrosis, pseudaxes, pseudaxis, pseudepigrapha, pseudepigraphy, pseudesthesia, pseudisodomic, pseudo, pseudo force
Origin of pseudepigrapha
Related formspseud·ep·i·graph·ic [soo-dep-i-graf-ik] /ˌsu dɛp ɪˈgræf ɪk/, pseud·ep·i·graph·i·cal, pseud·e·pig·ra·phous, pseud·e·pig·ra·phal, adjective
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Examples from the Web for pseudepigrapha
Daniel also deals with the fate of the kingdoms of the world, but in the Apocalyptic fashion of the Pseudepigrapha.
Expositor's Bible: The Book of Jeremiah|William Henry Bennett
British Dictionary definitions for pseudepigrapha
Pseudepigrapha
/ (ˌsjuːdɪˈpɪɡrəfə) /
pl n
various Jewish writings from the first century bc to the first century ad that claim to have been divinely revealed but which have been excluded from the Greek canon of the Old TestamentAlso called (in the Roman Catholic Church): Apocrypha
Derived FormsPseudepigraphic (ˌsjuːdɛpɪˈɡræfɪk), Pseudepigraphical or Pseudepigraphous, adjective
Word Origin for Pseudepigrapha
C17: from Greek pseudepigraphos falsely entitled, from pseudo- + epigraphein to inscribe
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