apocrypha |
false |
As a proper noun apocrypha
is (plurale tantum) 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).
As an adjective false is
(
label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.
apothegm |
apocrypha |
As a noun apothegm
is a short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
As a proper noun apocrypha is
(plurale tantum) 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).
septuagint |
apocrypha |
As proper nouns the difference between septuagint and apocrypha
is that
septuagint is an ancient translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek, undertaken by Jews resident in Alexandria for the benefit of Jews who had forgotten their Hebrew (well before the birth of Jesus) while
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).
As a noun apocrypha is
something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority formerly also used attributively.
apocrypha |
factoid |
As a proper noun apocrypha
is (plurale tantum) 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).
As a noun factoid is
an inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if cited in the media.
bible |
apocrypha |
As proper nouns the difference between bible and apocrypha
is that
bible is the main religious text in christianity or
bible can be while
apocrypha is (plurale tantum) 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).
As a noun bible
is a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of one of the above-mentioned texts.
obscure |
apocrypha |
As an adjective obscure
is dark, faint or indistinct.
As a verb obscure
is to render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
As a noun apocrypha is
something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority formerly also used attributively.
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).
pseudepigrapha |
apocrypha |
As nouns the difference between pseudepigrapha and apocrypha
is that
pseudepigrapha is writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to give texts greater legitimacy. Such compositions -- for example, the
Περὶ Κόσμου of Pseudo-Aristotle,
De unius in re publica dominatione by Pseudo-Plutarch, the
Liber Antiquitatum Biblicarum by Pseudo-Philo, the
Liber fornacum of Pseudo-Geber, the
Psalms of Solomon by Pseudo-Solomon, etc. -- were usually composed many centuries after the ostensible author had died while
apocrypha is something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority formerly also used attributively.
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 |
apocrypha |
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).
taxonomy |
apocrypha |
As a noun taxonomy
is the science or the technique used to make a classification.
As a proper noun apocrypha is
(plurale tantum) 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).
apocrypha |
mango |
As a proper noun apocrypha
is (plurale tantum) 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).
As a noun mango is
mango.
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