Apocrypha

əˈpɒkrɪfə

Definition

Definition of Apocrypha - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

questionable writingswritings of doubtful authenticity

Many scholars debate the authenticity of the Apocrypha.

forgery

religious texts

TECH.

biblical writings not in the accepted canon of Scripture

TECH.

The Apocrypha includes books like Tobit and Judith..

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Origin of Apocrypha

Greek, apokryphos (hidden)

Terms with Apocrypha included in their meaning

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Septuagint

religion

Greek version of the Old Testament including Apocrypha

Judith

religious text

book in the Apocrypha about Judith's bravery

Susanna

Apocryphal book

book of the Apocrypha about a Hebrew wife

Baruch

religious text

book in the Apocrypha traditionally linked to Jeremiah's scribe

NEBN

abbr.

abr: New English Bible with the Apocrypha

version of the Bible with extra books

Tobit

religious text

book of the Apocrypha about a pious Jew

Maccabees

religious texts

books of Jewish history in the Apocrypha

apocryphal

adj.

religion

related to the Apocrypha in Christianity

Examples of Apocrypha in a sentence

Historians question the origins of the Apocrypha.
Scholars often debate the significance of the Apocrypha.
The Apocrypha is studied in some theology courses.

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French:apocryphes, Apocryphes, ...
German:Apokryphen, ...
Italian:Apocrypha, Apocrifo, ...
Spanish:apócrifos, Apócrifo, ...
Portuguese:Apócrifos, ...
Chinese:伪经, ...
Japanese:外典, ...
Arabic:أبوكريفا, الأَسْفار المَنْحُولَة, ...
Hebrew:אַפּוֹקְרִיפָה, ...
Russian:апокрифы, Апокрифы, ...
Ukrainian:апокрифи, Апокрифи, ...
Hindi:एपोक्रीफा, ...
Bengali:অ্যাপোক্রিফা, ...
Catalan:apòcrifs, Apòcrifs, ...
Czech:apokryfy, deuterokanonické knihy, ...
Danish:Apokryferne, apokryferne, ...
Dutch:Apocriefen, ...
Greek:Απόκρυφα, ...
Hungarian:apokrif iratok, Apokrifok, ...
Khmer:អបក្រីហ្វា, អប៉ូគ្រីហ្វា, ...
Korean:외경, ...
Persian:آپوکریفا, ...
Polish:apokryfy, Apokryfy, ...
Portuguese (BR):Apócrifos, ...
Romanian:Apocrifa, Apocrifele, ...
Swedish:apokryferna, Apokryferna, ...
Thai:Apocrypha, อปอกริฟา, ...
Turkish:Apokrifa, ...
Vietnamese:Apocrypha, sách Apocrypha, ...

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Definition of Apocrypha - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

Origin of Apocrypha

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