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Antilegomena

Antilegomena noun: certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical.

Noun

Antilegomena pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical.

Origin of Antilegomena

From Ancient Greek ἀντιλεγόμενα (antilegómena), from ἀντι- (anti-, “against”) + λέγω (légō, “to speak”).

Questions about Antilegomena

What does Antilegomena mean?
Antilegomena means certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical.
What part of speech is Antilegomena?
Antilegomena is a noun.

Words near Antilegomena in the dictionary

  1. antilegalism
  2. antilegalization
  3. antilegionella
  4. antilegislation
  5. antilegislative
  6. Antilegomena
  7. antileishmania
  8. antileishmanial
  9. antileishmanials
  10. antileishmaniasis
  11. antileishmanicidal

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