单词 | pseudepigraphous |
释义 | pseudepigraphousadj. = pseudepigraphal adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > forgery, falsification > faking of documents > [adjective] > wrongly ascribed pseudepigraphal1637 pseudepigraphous1678 pseudepigraphic1850 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 296 To conclude the Orphick Poems to have been Pseudepigraphous. 1894 G. C. M. Douglas in Lex Mosaica 75 [That] the whole of the prophets and historical books are pseudepigraphous or pseudonymous. 1946 Isis 36 132/1 We must recall an earlier Greek quadrivium which is in danger of being forgotten because it is anonymous or pseudepigraphous. 1994 Forward (Nexis) 12 Aug. 10 Jewish and then Christian authors began to compose pseudepigraphous or fake biblical books in order to enhance the credibility of their own beliefs and sentiments by putting them in the mouths of revered scriptural figures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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