Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a second canon, especially that consisting of sections of the Old and New Testaments not included in the original Roman Catholic canon but accepted by theologians in 1548 at the Council of Trent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Forming or belonging to a second canon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective biblical Being of the second
canon of theOld Testament of theBible , and unaccepted by someChristians . A book which is part of the Apocrypha.
Etymologies
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Yes, the Apocrypha are called the deuterocanonical books by Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox, as they are only found in the “second canon” of the Greek Bible, which was accepted later.
Archive 2008-01-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2008
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Yes, the Apocrypha are called the deuterocanonical books by Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox, as they are only found in the “second canon” of the Greek Bible, which was accepted later.
Frequently Asked Questions on the Apocrypha Fr Timothy Matkin 2008
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Protestant writers often call the deuterocanonical Books of the Old Testament the Apocrypha.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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Naturally, Catholics refuse to admit such a denomination, and we employ "deuterocanonical" to designate this literature, which non-Catholics conventionally and improperly know as the "Apocrypha".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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The question now is not whether all the Biblical books are inspired in every part, even in the fragments called deuterocanonical: this point, which concerns the integrity of the Canon, has been solved by the Council of Tent (Denz.,
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Therefore Roman Catholic Bibles contain additional books of the OT Apocrypha (also known as deuterocanonical?
Purpleocity.net 2009
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These apocryphal or deuterocanonical books were written by and about Jews in the time before Christianity was established as a separate religion, but they were not included in the Jewish canon.
Shawna Dolansky: The Truth(s) About Hanukkah Shawna Dolansky 2011
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The one Francesco gave you with the deuterocanonical books.
The Exorsistah: X Returns Claudia Mair Burney 2010
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Attempts to understand the significance of Woman Wisdom in ancient Israelite life and in the canonical and deuterocanonical traditions underscore her deep ambiguity: to feminist thought, whether historically or theologically inclined.
Woman Wisdom: Bible. 2009
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The portrayal of Esther in an act of archetypal feminine weakness, taken up by most Baroque artists, is based on the apocryphal text (Esther 15: 7 – 11), accepted as a deuterocanonical one at the Council of Trent (1545 – 1547).
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