PSEUDEPIGRAPHON


Meaning of PSEUDEPIGRAPHON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsü-di-ˈpi-grə-ˌfän ]

noun

( plural pseud·epig·ra·pha -fə)

Etymology: New Latin, singular of pseudepigrapha, from Greek, neuter plural of pseudepigraphos falsely inscribed, from pseud- + epigraphein to inscribe — more at epigram

Date: 1692

1. plural : apocrypha

2. : any of various pseudonymous or anonymous Jewish religious writings of the period 200 B.C. to A.D. 200 ; especially : one of such writings (as the Psalms of Solomon) not included in any canon of biblical Scripture — usually used in plural

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