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Antilegomena
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Anˊti-le-gom′e-na
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
ἀντί
against + [GREEK] to speak; part. pass. [GREEK].] (Eccl.)
Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena.
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Antilegomena
Antilegomena
See also: antilegomena
English
Noun
Antilegomena pl (plural only)
- (Christianity) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical.
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Translations
books of the New Testament which were formerly not universally considered canonical
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antilegomena
antilegomena
See also: Antilegomena
Portuguese
Noun
antilegomena m pl (plurale tantum)
- (Christianity) Antilegomena (books of the New Testament which were formerly not universally considered canonical)