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pseudepigrapha

pseud·e·pig·ra·pha
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [soo-duh-pig-ruh-fuh]
    • /ˌsu dəˈpɪg rə fə/
    • /sjˈuːdɪpˌɪɡrafə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [soo-duh-pig-ruh-fuh]
    • /ˌsu dəˈpɪg rə fə/

Definitions of pseudepigrapha word

  • noun pseudepigrapha certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character. 1
  • noun plural pseudepigrapha various Jewish writings from the first century bc to the first century ad that claim to have been divinely revealed but which have been excluded from the Greek canon of the Old Testament 0
  • noun plural pseudepigrapha a group of early writings not included in the biblical canon or the Apocrypha, some of which were falsely ascribed to biblical characters 0

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Origin of pseudepigrapha

First appearance:

before 1685
One of the 48% oldest English words
1685-95; < New Latin < Greek, neuter plural of pseudepíigraphos falsely inscribed, bearing a false title. See pseud-, epigraph, -ous

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Parts of speech for Pseudepigrapha

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pseudepigrapha popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pseudepigrapha usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pseudepigrapha

adj pseudepigrapha

  • falsified — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.

Top questions with pseudepigrapha

  • what does pseudepigrapha mean?
  • what is the pseudepigrapha?

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