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Noun

pseudepigrapha pl ‎(plural only)

1. Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy. They were typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author had died.
   • 1906, Henry Barclay Swete, “Authorship”, in The Apocalypse of St. John: the Greek text with introd., notes and indices, Macmillan, page clxx:

     The Jewish pseudepigrapha bear the names of Old Testament patriarchs, kings, or prophets.

Related terms

• pseudepigraph
• pseudepigraphic
• pseudepigraphon
• pseudepigraphum
• pseudepigraphy

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