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Definition of Apocrypha
1. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Old Testament
Terms within: Additions To Esther, Prayer Of Azariah And Song Of The Three Children, Book Of Susanna, Susanna, Bel And The Dragon, Baruch, Book Of Baruch, Epistle Of Jeremiah, Letter Of Jeremiah, Book Of Tobit, Tobit, Book Of Judith, Judith, 1 Esdras, I Esdra, 2 Esdras, Ii Esdras, Ben Sira, Ecclesiasticus, Sirach, Wisdom Of Jesus The Son Of Sirach, Wisdom, Wisdom Of Solomon, 1 Maccabees, I Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Ii Maccabees
Examples of category: Judith, Holofernes
Derivative terms: Apocryphal
Definition of Apocrypha
1. n. pl. Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively.
Definition of Apocrypha
1. Noun. (plurale tantum) Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively. - John Locke. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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