Apocryphal vs Mendicant - What's the difference?
apocryphal | mendicant |
Of, or pertaining to, the .
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.
Depending on alms for a living.
Of or pertaining to a beggar.
Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.
A pauper who lives by begging.
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
As adjectives the difference between apocryphal and mendicant
is that apocryphal is of or relating to the apocrypha while mendicant is depending on alms for a living.As a noun mendicant is
a pauper who lives by begging.apocryphal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal .
- There is an apocryphal tale of a little boy plugging the dike with his finger.