Pseudepigraphy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudepigraphy is a noun meaning The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy.
Meaning
The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy.
Example Sentences
Pseudepigraphy was sometimes regarded as a literary lie, a forgery, which enabled the apocalyptic writers to acquire authority for their writings by using a borrowed identity.
Word Forms
- pseudepigraphies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudepigrapha, pseudepigraph, pseudography, pseudism, pseudograph, pseudohistory.
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