apocryphal
see also: Apocryphal
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /əˈpɒkɹɪfəl/, /əˈpɒkɹəfəl/
  • (America) IPA: /əˈpɑːkɹɪfəl/, /əˈpɑːkɹəfəl/
Adjective

apocryphal

  1. (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
  2. (by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. [from 1590s]
    Synonyms: allonymous, spurious
    Antonyms: canonical
    Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal.
  3. (by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
    Synonyms: anecdotal
    • 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: Printed [by Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], OCLC 731622352 ↗:
      Charles, already dispos'd by the evidence of his senses to think my pretences to virginity not entirely apocryphal, smothers me with kisses, begs me, in the name of love, to have a little patience, and that he will be as tender of hurting me as he would be of himself.
    There is an apocryphal tale of a little boy plugging the dike with his finger.
Translations
  • Russian: апокрифический
Translations Translations
  • Russian: недостове́рный

Apocryphal
Adjective

apocryphal (not comparable)

  1. (Christianity) Of or relating to the Apocrypha.



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