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pseudepigraphy
[soo-duh-pig-ruh-fee]
noun
the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of pseudepigraphy1
Example Sentences
Again it is a notable specimen of early Christian pseudepigraphy, and one which had manifold and far-reaching results.
Associated words: pseudonymous, pseudonymity, pseudepigraphous pseudepigraphy. false swearing. perjury. false writing. forgery, pseudography, pseudograph. falsification, n. counterfeiting, forgery, falsifying; misrepresentation, distortion. falsify, v. misstate, misrepresent, garble, distort, pervert; confute, refute, disprove. falter, v. hesitate, tremble, waver, vacillate. faltering, a. wavering, hesitating. faltering, n. hesitation, indecision, wavering, vacillation. fame, n. celebrity, note, eminence, renown, glory, reputation, repute.
Associated words: nominal, nominally, titular, titulary, onomatology, patronomatology, onomasticon, orismology, pseudepigraphy, pseudonymity, roster, register, née, nomancy, namesake, eponymy, of that ilk, nomenclator, heteronym, synedoche, nominative. name, v. entitle, denominate, style, call, christen, dub, term; designate, specify, nominate. nameless, a. unnamed; undistinguished, inglorious, unknown, obscure; anonymous; unnamable, inexpressible. namelessness, n. anonymity; obscurity. names, n. pl. nomenclature, terminology.
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When To Use
Pseudepigraphy is the attribution of a piece of writing to an author who did not actually write it.Attribution is “the act of stating who wrote or created something.” The term pseudepigraphy is often used in the context of sacred texts, especially Jewish and Christian scriptures. It is also a topic in literary criticism.Pseudepigraphy was the Dictionary.com 51Թ of the Day on April 26, 2019!Example: After years of research and study, the scholar determined that the long-debated religious text was a case of pseudepigraphy.
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