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noun
Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-normally
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noun
52 texts written between 200 BC and AD 200 but ascribed to various prophets and kings in the Hebrew scriptures; many are apocalyptic in nature
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text
History
From Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”) + ἐπιγραφή (epigraphḗ, “inscription”), literally “false title”.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
