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Apocrypha
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apocrypha
English
Biblical +
Etymology
See en apocrypha.
Proper noun
en proper noun p plural only
That group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews, and which is considered by some Christians to form an authentic part of Scripture, but which is rejected by others (namely by Protestants).
en Deuterocanon
Translations
writings recognized by some but not all Christians
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 外典
Finnish: fi apokryfikirjat p
German: de Apokryphen p
Hebrew: he סְפָרִים חִיצוֹנִים m-p sfarím ẖitzoním
Indonesian: id apokrifa
Irish: ga Apacrafa m-p
Japanese: ja 外典 gaiten, ja アポクリファ apokurifa
Manx: gv Apocryphey m-p, gv Lioaryn Neuashlishagh f-p Ny Lioaryn Neuashlishagh
Polish: pl apokryf m
Portuguese: pt apócrifos m-p
Romanian: ro apocrife n-p
Russian: ru апо́криф m
Spanish: es textos apócrifos m-p
Tagalog: tl Apokripos
en pluralia tantum
en Bible