apocrypha

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of apocryphon
2. (uncountable, usually)Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).

   “But it may be objected, that these books being in the Jews' canon , ought to be acknowledged for divinely inspired , rather than the apocryphas that never were in it”

   “Our entymological^([sic – meaning etymological]) approaches to the I or Change in the I Ching seem to confirm one of the well known apocryphas, I-Wei Ch'ien tso-tu.”

   “We are the women with thread bags anchored deep in our bosoms containing blood agreements silver coins and cloves of garlic and an apocrypha of Nanny’s secrets.”

   “The story of the Arsenal mural has drifted, over the years, into something more closely resembling a myth. What should be straightforward details are now shrouded in fog, tangled by apocrypha.”

name

1. (plural, plural-only)That group of works which formed part of the Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by the Jews, and which is considered by some Christians to form an authentic part of Scripture, but which is rejected by others (namely by Protestants).