Apocrypha (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun (often used with a singular verb)
  1. a group of 14 books, not considered canonical, included in the Septuagint and the Vulgate as part of the Old Testament, but usually omitted from Protestant editions of the Bible.
  2. various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by most authorities.
  3. writings, statements, etc., of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
noun the Apocrypha (functioning as singular or plural)
  1. the 14 books included as an appendix to the Old Testament in the Septuagint and the Vulgate but not included in the Hebrew canon. They are not printed in Protestant versions of the Bible
  2. RC Church another name for the Pseudepigrapha
Apocrypha (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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