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Definition of Apocryphalness

Apocryphalness
Apocryphalness A*poc"ry*phal*ness, n. The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness.

Meaning of Apocryphalness from wikipedia

- be of doubtful authorship or authenticity. In Christianity, the word apocryphal (ἀπόκρυφος) was first applied to writings that were to be read privately...
- Apocryphal prayer (in the Index of Repudiated Books, false prayer) is a prayer modeled on the church prayer, but containing a large number of insertions...
- but not divinely inspired. As such, to refer to Gnostic writings as "apocryphal" is misleading since they would not be classified in the same category...
- called the First Apocryphal Apocalypse of John, Gr**** apocalypse The Apocalypse of John Chrysostom, also called the Second Apocryphal Apocalypse of John...
- chose a separate numbering for apocryphal books and called it 1 Esdras (using the Gr**** form to differentiate the apocryphal book from the canonical Ezra)...
- time the Temple was destro**** by Romans in 70 AD. Deuterocanonical and Apocryphal books included in the Septuagint are: The large majority of Old Testament...
- org. "Esther, Book of" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905. "Esther, Apocryphal Book of" . New International Encyclopedia. 1905. Bush, Frederic W. (1998)...
- being slightly larger than the Catholic; Protestants regard the latter as apocryphal, important historical do****ents which help to inform the understanding...
- as a "sign of civility". The Times's use of courtesy titles led to an apocryphal rumor that the paper had referred to singer Meat Loaf as "Mr. Loaf". Several...
- within the genre into the Christian Bible. These do****ents are considered apocryphal by all churches. They tend to be later, legendary accounts about the twelve...