paralipomenon
/pæɹəlɪˈpɒmɪnɒn/
paralipomenon noun: either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament.
Noun
paralipomenon (plural paralipomena)
- Either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament.
- There are other books, which seem of a different class, and are neither connected with the proceeding class, nor with each other; such is Job, such Tobias, and Esther, and Judith, and the two books of Machabees, and two of Esdras, which seem rather more to follow up that regular course of history...1846, James Waterworth, The Faith of Catholics, 3rd edition, volume 1, London, page 336
- An omission, especially one of a book, added later as a supplement.
- In a paralipomenon to the theses ‘On the Concept of History’ he writes: […]2005, Werner Hamacher, “‘Now’: Walter Benjamin on Historical Time”, in Andrew Benjamin, editor, Walter Benjamin and History, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 52
Forms of paralipomenon
| plural | paralipomena |
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Origin of paralipomenon
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παραλειπομένων (Paraleipoménōn, “of things omitted”) παραλείπω (paraleípō, “I leave remaining”).
Questions about paralipomenon
- What does paralipomenon mean?
- Paralipomenon means either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament.
- What part of speech is paralipomenon?
- Paralipomenon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce paralipomenon?
- Paralipomenon is pronounced /pæɹəlɪˈpɒmɪnɒn/.
- What is the plural of paralipomenon?
- The plural of paralipomenon is paralipomena.
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