Pseudo vs Apocrypha - What's the difference?
pseudo | apocrypha |
An intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
A poseur; one who is fake.
(travel industry, informal) pseudo-city code
(Internet) A pseudonym; a false name used for online anonymity.
* 2011 , Divina Frau-Meigs, Media Matters in the Cultural Contradictions of the "Information Society" (page 299)
Other than what is apparent, a sham.
Insincere.
Spurious.
(obsolete) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
As nouns the difference between pseudo and apocrypha
is that pseudo is an intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual while apocrypha is something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority formerly also used attributively.As an adjective pseudo
is other than what is apparent, a sham.As a proper noun Apocrypha is
that group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews, and which is considered by some Christians to form an authentic part of Scripture, but which is rejected by other (namely by Protestants).pseudo
English
Noun
(en noun)- Issues such as verifiability (for age declared), anonymity (in spite of pseudos and avatars) and traceability are at stake
References
* The Australian Concise Oxford DictionaryAdjective
(-)References
* The Australian Concise Oxford DictionaryAnagrams
* ----apocrypha
English
(wikipedia apocrypha)Noun
(head)- (John Locke)
