Definition of pseudepigrapha in English:
pseudepigrapha
plural noun ˌsjuːdɪˈpɪɡrəfəˌsudəˈpɪɡrəfə
Spurious or pseudonymous writings, especially Jewish writings ascribed to various biblical patriarchs and prophets but composed within approximately 200 years of the birth of Christ.
Example sentencesExamples
- Therefore, to church members the Book of Mormon is not fiction, not pseudepigrapha, not literary embellishment, not a parable or an allegory, but a book about real people who lived in ancient times.
- Many of these pseudepigrapha are not merely falsely ascribed, but the result of deliberate deception.
Origin
Late 17th century: neuter plural of Greek pseudepigraphos 'with false title' (see pseudo-, epigraph).
Definition of pseudepigrapha in US English:
pseudepigrapha
plural nounˌsudəˈpɪɡrəfəˌso͞odəˈpiɡrəfə
Spurious or pseudonymous writings, especially Jewish writings ascribed to various biblical patriarchs and prophets but composed within approximately 200 years of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of these pseudepigrapha are not merely falsely ascribed, but the result of deliberate deception.
- Therefore, to church members the Book of Mormon is not fiction, not pseudepigrapha, not literary embellishment, not a parable or an allegory, but a book about real people who lived in ancient times.
Origin
Late 17th century: neuter plural of Greek pseudepigraphos ‘with false title’ (see pseudo-, epigraph).