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Apocrypha
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What's The Definition Of Apocrypha?
[n] 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
Synonyms | Synonyms for Apocrypha: Related Terms | Find terms related to Apocrypha: See Also | Old Testament | religious text | religious writing | sacred text | sacred writing Apocrypha In Webster's Dictionary \A*poc"ry*pha\, n. pl., but often used as sing. with
pl. {Apocryphas}. [L. apocryphus apocryphal, Gr. ? hidden,
spurious, fr. ? to hide; ? from + ? to hide.]
1. Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or
authority; -- formerly used also adjectively. [Obs.]
--Locke.
2. Specif.: Certain writings which are received by some
Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures,
but are rejected by others.
Note: Fourteen such writings, or books, formed part of the
Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by
the Jews of Palestine. The Council of Trent included
all but three of these in the canon of inspired books
having equal authority. The German and English
Reformers grouped them in their Bibles under the title
Apocrypha, as not having dogmatic authority, but being
profitable for instruction. The Apocrypha is now
commonly ?mitted from the King James's Bible.
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