APOCRYPHA, THE


Meaning of APOCRYPHA, THE in English

A ‧ poc ‧ ry ‧ pha, the /əˈpɒkrəfə, əˈpɒkrɪfə $ əˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE

a collection of Jewish writings which form part of the ↑ Old Testament in some bibles. They do not appear in the ↑ Hebrew Bible, or many modern Bibles.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.