Apocrypha

/əˈpɒk.ɹə.fə/

Synonyms for "apocrypha" (11 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
apocrypha collectionbiblical apocryphadeuterocanonical books

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
dubious textsdubious writingsquestionable manuscripts

Related words (5)

Noun(4 words)
spurious documentsspurious writingsuncanonical textsunofficial scriptures

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More general

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biblical textsdocumentsreligious textreligious writingreligious writingssacred textsacred writingtextswritings

More specific

6 entries
apocryphal gospelapocryphal manuscriptapocryphal taleapocryphal textdeuterocanonical bookdeuterocanonical collection

Collocations

5 entries
apocrypha collectionapocrypha traditionbiblical apocryphadeuterocanonical booksnoncanonical texts

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

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But it may be objected, that these books being in the Jews' canon , ought to be acknowledged for divinely inspired , rather than the apocryphas that never were in it

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Our entymological^([sic – meaning etymological]) approaches to the I or Change in the I Ching seem to confirm one of the well known apocryphas, I-Wei Ch'ien tso-tu.

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Parts of the city were unearthed and we could clearly see an almost square citadel with massive walls and a deep moat, beyond which were the outer residential quarters, shopping centre, etc. This made me think of an apocrypha of the Bogomil teaching: 'I, the prophet Isaiah, blessed among the prophets by our Lord God Jesus Christ, have come by the Will of God to tell you what will happen in the last days of the human race...' He was talking of an uncertain future, while here before us we had a tale of realities of the past.

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We are the women with thread bags anchored deep in our bosoms containing blood agreements silver coins and cloves of garlic and an apocrypha of Nanny’s secrets.

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