deuterocanonical
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A book in the Bible accepted by some Christian churches but not by others
- noun
- /ˌdjuːtərəˈkænɪkəl/
- Formal
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deuterocanónico
- The book of Tobit is one of the most well-known deuterocanonical texts in the Catholic Bible.
Examples
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Many Protestant denominations do not include the deuterocanonical books in their version of the Old Testament.
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He talks about the book of Ciroc, A deuterocanonical work written by, you know, Ciroc and Alexandria.
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The deuterocanonical books often provide additional historical context to the Bible's narratives.
Synonyms
Apocrypha
vsdeuterocanonical
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9.9
Ancient religious books included in some Christian Bibles but not in the Jewish Bible
is accepted as canonical by some traditions rather than being mostly noncanonical
How Accepted
Surface Forms
deuterocanonical singular
deuterocanonicals plural
Morphology
Etymology
Deuterocanonical as a noun comes from Greek deutero- 'second' and canon 'list', so a deuterocanonical book is one that belongs to a 'second' list of Bible writings that some churches include but others do not.