pseudepigrapha

pseud e pig ra pha |ˌso͞odəˈpigrəfə ˌsudəˈpɪɡrəfə | ▶plural noun spurious or pseudonymous writings, esp. Jewish writings ascribed to various biblical patriarchs and prophets but composed within approximately 200 years of the birth of Jesus Christ. DERIVATIVES pseud e pig ra phal adjective, pseud e pi graph ic |ˌso͞odˌepiˈgrafik |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: neuter plural of Greek pseudepigraphos ‘with false title ’ (see pseudo-, epigraph ).

pseudepigrapha

pseudepigrapha |ˌsjuːdɪˈpɪgrəfə | ▶plural noun spurious or pseudonymous writings, especially Jewish writings ascribed to various biblical patriarchs and prophets but composed within approximately 200 years of the birth of Christ. DERIVATIVES pseudepigraphal adjective, pseudepigraphic |-ˈgrafɪk |adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: neuter plural of Greek pseudepigraphos ‘with false title ’ (see pseudo-, epigraph ).