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deuterocanonical

deuterocanonical

9.9
A book in the Bible accepted by some Christian churches but not by others
  • noun
  • /ˌdjuːtərəˈkænɪkəl/
  • Formal
translation icon : deuterocanónico
  • The book of Tobit is one of the most well-known deuterocanonical texts in the Catholic Bible.

Examples

  • Many Protestant denominations do not include the deuterocanonical books in their version of the Old Testament.

  • He talks about the book of Ciroc, A deuterocanonical work written by, you know, Ciroc and Alexandria.

  • The deuterocanonical books often provide additional historical context to the Bible's narratives.

Synonyms

Apocrypha
vsdeuterocanonical
3 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

canon
  • Specialized
12 7.9
deuterocanonical
  • Formal
9.9
Apocrypha
3 9.9

Surface Forms

deuterocanonical singular
deuterocanonicals plural

Morphology

deuterocanonical = canonical (opaque) = deutero + canon + ical

The word is formally built from the learned prefix 'deutero-' plus 'canonical', but the specialized biblical sense is not predictable for an average learner.

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.