apocryphal
see also: Apocryphal
Pronunciation Adjective
Apocryphal
Adjective
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003
see also: Apocryphal
Pronunciation Adjective
apocryphal
- (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
- (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.
- (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.
- Russian: апокрифический
- French: apocryphe
- German: unecht
- Italian: apocrifo
- Portuguese: apócrifo
- Russian: апокрифи́ческий
- Spanish: apócrifo
- Russian: недостове́рный
Apocryphal
Adjective
apocryphal (not comparable)
- (Christianity) Of or relating to the Apocrypha.
This text is extracted from the Wiktionary and it is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license | Terms and conditions | Privacy policy 0.003