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Apocryphal
Apocryphal A*poc"ry*phal, a. 1. Pertaining to the Apocrypha. 2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false. The passages . . . are, however, in part from apocryphal or fictitious works. --Sir G. C. Lewis.
Apocryphalist
Apocryphalist A*poc"ry*phal*ist, n. One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha. [R.]
Apocryphally
Apocryphally A*poc"ry*phal*ly, adv. In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably.
Apocryphalness
Apocryphalness A*poc"ry*phal*ness, n. The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.

Meaning of Apocrypha from wikipedia

- Apocrypha are biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of scripture, some of which might be of doubtful authorship or authenticity...
- The Biblical apocrypha (from Ancient Gr**** ἀπόκρυφος (apókruphos) 'hidden') denotes the collection of ancient books, some of which are believed by some...
- The New Testament apocrypha (singular apocryphon) are a number of writings by early Christians that give accounts of Jesus and his teachings, the nature...
- Fate/Apocrypha is a ****anese light novel series in Type-Moon's Fate franchise, written by Yūichirō Higashide and illustrated by Ototsugu Konoe. Type-Moon...
- In contrast, modern Rabbinic Judaism and Protestants regard the DC as Apocrypha. Seven books are accepted as deuterocanonical by all the ancient churches:...
- Armchair Apocrypha is the fourth solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Andrew Bird. It was released on March 20, 2007, through Fat Possum...
- canons altogether, but many disputed books are considered to be biblical apocrypha or deuterocanonical by many, while some denominations may consider them...
- Look up Apocrypha or apocrypha in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Apocrypha are works, usually written, of unknown authorship or of doubtful origin. Apocrypha...
- The Jewish apocrypha (Hebrew: הספרים החיצוניים, romanized: HaSefarim haChitzoniyim, lit. 'the outer books') are religious texts written in large part...
- The Apocrypha controversy of the 1820s was a debate around the British and Foreign Bible Society and the issue of the inclusion of the Apocrypha in Bibles...