apocryphal

əˈpɑːkrɪfəl

Definition

Definition of apocryphal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

authenticityof doubtful authenticity or truthfulness

The apocryphal story spread quickly among the villagers.

dubious

questionable

mythwidely circulated as being true but not authenticated

An apocryphal story about the celebrity spread quickly but was never verified..

fictitious

legendary

mythical

religion

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related to the Apocrypha in Christianity

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The apocryphal texts were studied by theologians.

biblical

canonical

scriptural

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Origin of apocryphal

Greek, apokryphos (hidden)

Terms with apocryphal included in their meaning

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Susanna

Apocryphal book

book of the Apocrypha about a Hebrew wife

Additions to Esther

religious text

Apocryphal book with extra text for Esther

Bel and the Dragon

religious text

Apocryphal book added to the Book of Daniel

Ben Sira

literature

Apocryphal book of maxims and proverbs

Ecclesiasticus

Apocryphal maxims

Apocryphal book with maxims like Proverbs

Thecla

religion

early Christian saint in apocryphal texts

Examples of apocryphal in a sentence

Many apocryphal tales circulate about the ancient king.
The apocryphal tale was believed by many.
He told an apocryphal story about his adventures.
Scholars debated the authenticity of apocryphal writings.
The apocryphal books were excluded from the canon.

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French:apocryphe, apocryphique, ...
German:zweifelhaft, apokryph, ...
Italian:apocrifo, non canonico, ...
Spanish:apócrifo, ...
Portuguese:apócrifo, ...
Chinese:真实性存疑的, 杜撰的, ...
Japanese:疑わしい, 未確認の, ...
Arabic:مُلَفَّق, مَزْعُوم, ...
Hebrew:אַפּוֹקְרִיפִי, בִּלְתִּי מְאוּמָּת, ...
Russian:апокрифический, ...
Ukrainian:апокрифічний, ...
Hindi:अप्रमाणिक, अप्रमाणित, ...
Bengali:অপ্রামাণিক, অপ্রমাণিত, ...
Catalan:apòcrif, deuterocanònic, ...
Czech:apokryfní, deuterokanonický, ...
Danish:apokryf, udokumenteret, ...
Dutch:apocrief, verzonnen, ...
Greek:αμφίβολος, ανεπιβεβαίωτος, ...
Hungarian:kétes, apokrif, ...
Khmer:មិនប្រាកដប្រជា, មិនមានប្រភពបញ្ជាក់, ...
Korean:진위가 의심스러운, 가짜의, ...
Persian:مشکوک, غیرموثق, ...
Polish:apokryficzny, niepotwierdzony, ...
Portuguese (BR):apócrifo, não canônico, ...
Romanian:apocrif, neautentificat, ...
Swedish:tvivelaktig, påhittad, ...
Thai:ไม่น่าเชื่อถือ, เล่าลือ, ...
Turkish:şüpheli, doğrulanmamış, ...
Vietnamese:không xác thực, được truyền tụng như thật nhưng chưa được kiểm chứng, ...

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