PSEUDEPIGRAPHA


Meaning of PSEUDEPIGRAPHA in English

[ ˌs(j)u:dɪ'pɪgrəfə ]

■ plural noun spurious or pseudonymous writings, especially Jewish writings ascribed to various biblical patriarchs and prophets but composed c. 200 BC–AD 200.

Derivatives

~l adjective

pseudepigraphic adjective

Origin

C17: neut. plural of Gk pseudepigraphos (see pseudo- , epigraph ).

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