PSEUDEPIGRAPHA


Meaning of PSEUDEPIGRAPHA in English

n.pl.

1. Jewish writings ascribed to various Old Testament prophets etc. but written during or just before the early Christian period.

2 spurious writings.

Derivatives:

pseudepigraphal adj. pseudepigraphic adj. pseudepigraphical adj.

Etymology: neut. pl. of Gk pseudepigraphos with false title (as PSEUDO-, EPIGRAPH)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.