"pseudepigraphy" meaning in English

See pseudepigraphy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pseudepigraphies [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + epigraphy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|epigraphy}} pseudo- + epigraphy Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudepigraphy (plural pseudepigraphies)
  1. The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy. Related terms: pseudepigraph, pseudepigrapha, pseudepigrapher, pseudepigraphic, pseudepigraphon, pseudepigraphum

Inflected forms

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