Apocryphal synonyms

ə-pŏk'rə-fəl

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doubtful
Feeling doubt; unsettled in opinion or belief
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fictitious
Concocted or fabricated, especially in order to deceive or mislead; make up:
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false
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
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erastian
Of or supporting Thomas Erastus or his doctrines
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jansenist
Of or pertaining to Jansenism
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jansenistic
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manichaean
Of or relating to Manichaeism
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monophysitic
Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
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montanistic
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pelagian
Of Pelagius, his followers, or those who hold similar doctrines
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wyclifite
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nonofficial
Not official
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nonorthodox
Not Orthodox.
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unvalidated
Never having been validated
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donatist
A member of a North African Christian sect that flourished in the 4th cent., noted for rigorous standards of morality and sanctity, esp. as they applied to the clergy
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jovinianist
(Historical) An adherent to the doctrines of Jovinian, a monk of the fourth century, who denied the virginity of Mary and opposed the asceticism of his time.
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lollard
Any of the followers of John Wycliffe in 14th- and 15th-cent. England
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monophysite
An adherent of an originally 4th- and 5th-cent. theory asserting the existence of only one nature (divine or divine-human) in Christ and opposing the orthodox doctrine of the existence of two distinct natures (one wholly divine, the other wholly human) in the one person of Christ
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montanist
A follower of Montanism.
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sabellian
A Modalistic Monarchian.
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emanationist
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pseudepigraphic (related)
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pseudepigraphical (related)
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gnostic (related)
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apocryphon (related)
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testimonia (related)
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midrash (related)
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spurious
Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine:
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unauthenticated
Having no authentication
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legendary (related)
The definition of legendary is someone or something that has become famous or well-known, usually as a result of a distinctive or unique characteristic or skill.
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counterfeit
Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical.
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disputed
Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
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dubious
The definition of dubious is something that is unlikely to be true.
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sham
Not genuine; fake:
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unreal
(Slang) larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.
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untrue
Not faithful or loyal
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true (antonym)
The definition of true is being loyal, something that is real, factually correct, accurate or provable.
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real (antonym)
Free of pretense, falsehood, or affectation:
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doubtless (antonym)
Characterized by or experiencing no doubt at all, certain; undoubted; undoubting.
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authentic (antonym)
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
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arian
(Christianity) Of or pertaining to Arius or Arianism.
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Apocryphal Sentence Examples

  • But it is also probable that these apocryphal versions are based on a genuine original.

  • This is the most important of all the apocryphal writings for the history of religious thought.

  • It is used to designate an apocryphal writing entitled in the older MSS.

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