PARALIPOMENA

n.[Gr. to omit; beyond, and to leave. ] Things omitted; a supplement containing things omitted in the preceding work. The books of Chronicles are so called.

paralipomena

par a li pom e na |ˌparəlīˈpämənə, -li- ˌpærəˌlaɪˈpɑmənə |(also paraleipomena ) ▶plural noun ( sing. paralipomenon |-ˈpäməˌnän | ) formal things omitted from a work and added as a supplement. • (usu. Paralipomenon ) archaic (in the Vulgate Bible and some other versions ) the name of the books of Chronicles, regarded as supplementary to the books of Kings. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek paraleipomena, from paraleipein ‘omit, ’ from para- ‘to one side ’ + leipein ‘to leave. ’

paralipomena

paralipomena |ˌparəlɪˈpɒmɪnə |(also paraleipomena |-lʌɪ -|) ▶plural noun ( sing. paralipomenon ) formal things omitted from a work and added as a supplement. • (usu. Paralipomenon ) archaic (in the Vulgate Bible and some other versions ) the name of the books of Chronicles, regarded as supplementary to the books of Kings. ORIGIN late Middle English: via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek paraleipomena, from paraleipein ‘omit ’, from para- ‘to one side ’ + leipein ‘to leave ’.