pseudepigraphy en · NOUN
Etymology
From pseudo- + epigraphy.
Meanings
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The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy.
Pseudepigraphy was sometimes regarded as a literary lie, a forgery, which enabled the apocalyptic writers to acquire authority for their writings by using a borrowed identity.
1988, Ithamar Gruenwald, From Apocalypticism to Gnosticism: Studies in Apocalypticism, Merkavah Mysticism and Gnosticism, Peter Lang, page 24:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pseudepigraphies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
pseudepigrapha · pseudepigraphic · pseudepigraphon · pseudepigrapher · pseudepigraph · pseudepigraphum