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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 nature
Familiarity information: PSEUDEPIGRAPHA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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