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PSEUDEPIGRAPHA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pseudepigrapha mean? 

PSEUDEPIGRAPHA (noun)
  The noun PSEUDEPIGRAPHA has 1 sense:

1. 52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in natureplay

  Familiarity information: PSEUDEPIGRAPHA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PSEUDEPIGRAPHA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Pseudepigrapha" is a kind of...):

religious text; religious writing; sacred text; sacred writing (writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity)


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