apócrifo

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false, fabricated, spurious, apocryphal, of disputed attribution
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/aˈpokɾifo/
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Presented as genuine despite false or disputed authority.
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Examples

  • La biblioteca conserva un relato apócrifo sobre Jesús.
    The library holds an apocryphal account of Jesus.
  • Estudió los textos apócrifos del cristianismo antiguo.
    She studied apocryphal texts from early Christianity.
  • El evangelio apócrifo no forma parte del canon.
    The apocryphal gospel is not part of the canon.
  • La edición distingue las cartas auténticas de las apócrifas.
    The edition separates genuine letters from apocryphal ones.
  • Publicaron una entrevista apócrifa con la escritora.
    They published a fabricated interview with the writer.

Similar words

dudoso
fingido
falso
supuesto
no canónico
extracanónico
espurio
atribuido

Meanings

Falsely presented

adjective
deception
formal
Invented or falsely passed off as real.

Examples

  • Un supuesto príncipe apócrifo reclamó el trono.
    A supposed, fake prince claimed the throne.
  • La policía descubrió una identidad apócrifa.
    The police discovered a false identity.
  • Circularon documentos apócrifos durante la campaña.
    Fabricated documents circulated during the campaign.
  • Presentó una carta apócrifa para obtener acceso.
    She presented a forged letter to gain access.
  • El retrato mostraba a un héroe apócrifo.
    The portrait depicted a fictional hero.

Similar words

falso
fingido
espurio

Of doubtful authorship

adjective
literature
technical
Describing a work whose authenticity, attribution or contents are uncertain.

Examples

  • La cita atribuida al poeta es apócrifa.
    The quotation attributed to the poet is apocryphal.
  • El museo retiró una obra apócrifa.
    The museum withdrew a work of disputed attribution.
  • Los investigadores cuestionan la autoría del manuscrito apócrifo.
    Researchers question who wrote the apocryphal manuscript.
  • Publicaron una entrevista apócrifa con la escritora.
    They published a fabricated interview with the writer.
  • La edición distingue las cartas auténticas de las apócrifas.
    The edition separates genuine letters from apocryphal ones.

Similar words

atribuido
dudoso
supuesto

Outside the biblical canon

adjective
religion
technical
Describing a biblical book not accepted as part of a particular canon.

Examples

  • El evangelio apócrifo no forma parte del canon.
    The apocryphal gospel is not part of the canon.
  • Estudió los textos apócrifos del cristianismo antiguo.
    She studied apocryphal texts from early Christianity.
  • La biblioteca conserva un relato apócrifo sobre Jesús.
    The library holds an apocryphal account of Jesus.
  • Compararon un libro apócrifo con los evangelios canónicos.
    They compared a noncanonical book with the canonical gospels.
  • El curso examina la transmisión de los escritos apócrifos.
    The course examines how apocryphal writings were transmitted.

Similar words

extracanónico
no canónico

Etymology

From Late Latin apocryphus, from Greek apókryphos, “hidden”.

FAQ

What does apócrifo mean?

False, of disputed authorship, or outside a biblical canon.

Can a quotation be apócrifa?

Yes, when its attribution is doubtful.

Does biblical apócrifo simply mean false?

No, it means excluded from a particular canon.

What is the feminine form?

Apócrifa.

Where does the word come from?

From Greek apókryphos, “hidden”, via Latin.

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