apocryphal
IPA: ʌpˈɑkrʌfʌɫ
adjective
- (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha.
- (by extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
- (by extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature of an urban legend.
- (Christianity) Of or relating to the Apocrypha.
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Examples of "apocryphal" in Sentences
- The quote is probably apocryphal.
- I'm leery of the apocryphal story near the bottom though.
- The apocryphal books also form a part of the Russian Bible.
- It is not related to the lost apocryphal Gospel of the Hebrews.
- Given the size of the book, this story is most likely apocryphal.
- An apocryphal tale is told of the anonymous inventor of the gambit.
- At the end of the telling, the same anecdote is dismissed as apocryphal.
- Some of the other comments in the article sound apocryphal and speculative.
- It was introduced amongst the Westerns from the Apocryphal Gospel of Nicodemus.
- The number of stubs in the category on Apocryphal subjects is relatively small.
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