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noun

  • 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church. accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status).
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  • (n.pl.) Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority; -- formerly used also adjectively.
  • (n.pl.) Specif.: Certain writings which are received by some Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures, but are rejected by others.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Apocrypha is a feminine given name
  • Name Meaning: Hidden. Non-gerderized Biblical name
  • Name Origin: Biblical