apocrypha
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authoritySomething, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
Apokryphe
апо́крифapókrif
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- 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English apocrypha, apocrifa, apocrif, from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, notFrom Middle English apocrypha, apocrifa, apocrif, from Late Latin apocryphus (“secret, not approved for public reading”), from Ancient Greek ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos, “hidden, obscure”, thus “(books) of unknown authorship”), from ἀπό (apó, “from”) + κρύπτω (krúptō, “to hide”). Properly plural (the singular would be apocryphon), but commonly treated as a collective singular. “Apocryphal” meaning “of doubtful authenticity” is first attested in English in 1590.
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Forms
plural: apocrypha / apocryphas| Singular | apocrypha |
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uncountable
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable