14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status
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apocrypha::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | sacred writing, religious text, religious writing, sacred text |
| Derivation | apocryphal |
Examples of apocrypha
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Apocrypha are very well attested in surviving manuscripts of the Christian Bible.
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Many fans consider only the television series canon and all other media apocrypha.
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For the section found in some bibles called Apocrypha, see Biblical apocrypha.
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The Gospel of Perfection is a currently lost text from the New Testament apocrypha.
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Literal translation of idioms is a source of numerous translators'jokes and apocrypha.
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Other uses of apocrypha developed over the history of Western Christianity.
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This is especially useful for apocrypha for which only fragmentary texts have survived.
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In the prologue to Esdras he mentions 3 and 4 Esdras as being apocrypha.
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In addition, the search function does not bring up apocrypha references.
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- 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired ...
- (apocryphal) being of questionable authenticity
- (apocryphal) of or belonging to the Apocrypha
- The term apocrypha is used with various meanings, including "hidden", "esoteric", "spurious", "of questionable authenticity", and "Christian texts that are not canonical".
- In the context of fiction, apocrypha includes those fictional stories that do not belong within a fictional universe's canon, yet still have some authority relating to that fictional universe. The boundaries between canon and apocrypha can often be blurred.
- "Apocrypha" is a 1996 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the sixteenth episode broadcast in the show's third season. Apocrypha continues the previous episode's storyline regarding the appearance of an alien black oil.
- Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others; Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively. - John Locke
- (Apocryphal) (contrast to pseudepigrapha)
- (Apocryphal) Classical term for a fake piece.
