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Adjective
/əˈpäkrəfəl/,
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(of a story or statement) Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true,
  1. (of a story or statement) Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
    • - an apocryphal story about a former president
  2. Of or belonging to the Apocrypha
    • - the Apocryphal Gospel of Thomas
  1. being of questionable authenticity
  2. of or belonging to the Apocrypha
  3. (apocrypha) 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as ...
  4. The term apocrypha is used with various meanings, including "hidden", "esoteric", "spurious", "of questionable authenticity", and "Christian texts that are not canonical".
  5. (Apocrypha (fiction)) In the context of fiction, apocrypha includes those fictional stories that do not belong within a fictional universe's canon, yet still have some authority relating to that fictional universe. The boundaries between canon and apocrypha can often be blurred.
  6. (Apocrypha (The X-Files)) "Apocrypha" is a 1996 episode of The X-Files television series. It was the sixteenth episode broadcast in the show's third season. Apocrypha continues the previous episode's storyline regarding the appearance of an alien black oil.
  7. (The Apocrypha) The biblical apocrypha (from the Greek word ἀπόκρυφος meaning hidden) are books published in a separate section of some editions of the Bible despite not necessarily being considered part of the canon. ...
  8. Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha; Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical; Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend
  9. (apocryphally) in an apocryphal manner; regarding apocryphas
  10. (apocrypha) Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others; Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively. - John Locke
  11. (Apocrypha) Strictly, this is a group of books (approx. 15) and parts of books that are included in the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Bibles but not in the Protestant Bible. Many Protestant Bibles today include those books in a separate section called “The Apocrypha. ...
  12. (Apocrypha) (Gr. “hidden or secret”). Some of the books of the Bible not accepted by all denominations of Christians as true and divinely inspired. Some of them were written much later but attributed to important individuals of the apostolic times, thus bearing a misleading title (pseudepigrapha).
  13. (Apocrypha) Writings tentatively attributed to an author but not proven or universally accepted to be their works. The term was originally applied to certain books of the Bible that were not considered inspired and so were not included in the "sacred canon."
  14. (Apocrypha) Books included in the Septuagint and Vulgate but excluded from Jewish and Protestant canons of the Old Testament.
  15. (Apocrypha) Book of dubious authenticity.
  16. (Apocrypha) A collection of fourteen books written after the last book of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) and before the first book of the Christian Scriptures (New Testament). ...
  17. (apocrypha) rejected books; the writings that were excluded from the Bible
  18. (Apocrypha (41)) Septuagint books that were not accepted into the Jewish canon. (112): Term introduced by Jerome (c. 342-420) to describe books found in the Septuagint, but missing from the Hebrew canon.
  19. (Apocrypha (Gk. apokryphos, "hidden")) Jewish or Christian additions to the Old and New Testaments excluded from the Canon.
  20. (Apocrypha) ( Fantasy Frontiers Design Studio [HP] )
  21. (Apocrypha) (Greek, "hidden things") These are works that in their title, form, and contents resemble books of the Old and New Testaments, but that are not accepted as true biblical books.
  22. (Apocrypha) A Greek adjective in the neuter plural (from apokruphos, “hidden, concealed”) denotes strictly “things concealed. ...
  23. (Apocrypha) A term applied to texts of uncertain authenticity or to writings where the legitimacy of authorship is in question. In Judeo-Christian theology, the word apocrypha refers to specific texts that some traditions do not consider as canonical or biblical.
  24. (Apocrypha) Fanzine produced by Laura 1981-1996.It's content varied but included reviews of games, books and films, comics, travelogues and other personal items.
  25. (Apocrypha) Hidden, spurious, the name given to certain ancient books which found a place in the LXX. ...