Apocryphal stories are the most fun variety of bullshit.
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Apocryphal
/əˈpɒkɹɪfəl/
Synonyms for "apocryphal" (134 found)
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montanisticnonofficialnonorthodoxopen to questionpantheistpantheisticpelagianpervertedphonypinchbeckpretendedpseudoput onput-onquasiqueerquestionablesabellianself-styledsham
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13 entriesapocryphal bookapocryphal gospelbiblical apocryphacampfire storyextracanonical gospelfalsified documentfolkloric talemisattributed quotespeculative citationspurious reportunverified anecdoteunverified claimurban legend
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6 entriesapocryphal accountapocryphal gospelapocryphal manuscriptapocryphal storyapocryphal taleapocryphal text
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2 entriesmore apocryphalmost apocryphal
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That story about an apple falling on Newton's head is most probably apocryphal.
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They are apocryphal writings.
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[…] ‘Tobit and his dog baith are altogether heathenish and apocryphal, and none but a prelatist or a papist would draw them into question. I doubt I hae been mista'en in you, friend.’
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