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单词 Apocrypha
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Definition of Apocrypha in English:

Apocrypha

plural noun əˈpɒkrɪfəəˈpɑkrəfə
  • 1treated as singular or plural Biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture.

    (基督教《圣经》未收录的经文) 外典,次经

    1. 1.1 Writings or reports not considered genuine.
      伪书,虚假报道
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Book of Enoch influenced later Jewish apocrypha, and left marks in the New Testament and amongst the works of the early Fathers.
      • The essays that commanded my sustained attention ranged from one end of the century to the other, from the canon to the apocrypha and back.
      • Both Jewish and Christian apocrypha helped shape the Christian imaginative repertoire throughout the Medieval period.
      • Religion is founded upon the oral tradition, the passing down of myths and fact and apocrypha until they cohere into something with a central doctrine.
      • Stories transmitted by contemporary media can also be understood in terms of canon and apocrypha.

Origin

Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apocrypha (scripta) 'hidden (writings)', from Greek apokruphos, from apokruptein 'hide away'.

Definition of Apocrypha in US English:

Apocrypha

plural nounəˈpɑkrəfəəˈpäkrəfə
  • 1treated as singular or plural Biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture.

    (基督教《圣经》未收录的经文) 外典,次经

    1. 1.1 Writings or reports not considered genuine.
      伪书,虚假报道
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The essays that commanded my sustained attention ranged from one end of the century to the other, from the canon to the apocrypha and back.
      • The Book of Enoch influenced later Jewish apocrypha, and left marks in the New Testament and amongst the works of the early Fathers.
      • Stories transmitted by contemporary media can also be understood in terms of canon and apocrypha.
      • Religion is founded upon the oral tradition, the passing down of myths and fact and apocrypha until they cohere into something with a central doctrine.
      • Both Jewish and Christian apocrypha helped shape the Christian imaginative repertoire throughout the Medieval period.

Origin

Late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apocrypha (scripta) ‘hidden (writings)’, from Greek apokruphos, from apokruptein ‘hide away’.

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