pseudepigraph
pseudepigraph noun: a text that is attributed with a false author.
Noun
pseudepigraph (plural pseudepigraphs or pseudepigrapha)
- A text that is attributed with a false author.
- This ascription is generally believed to be fictitious, but this does not make the book a pseudepigraph, in the sense the term has in the history of the so-called intertestamental literature.1979, “Jewish Apocalyptic Literature”, in Wolfgang Haase, editor, Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt, Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 99
Forms of pseudepigraph
| plural | pseudepigraphs |
|---|---|
| plural | pseudepigrapha |
Questions about pseudepigraph
- What does pseudepigraph mean?
- Pseudepigraph means a text that is attributed with a false author.
- What part of speech is pseudepigraph?
- Pseudepigraph is a noun.
- What is the plural of pseudepigraph?
- The plural of pseudepigraph is pseudepigraphs.
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