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apocryphalbeing of questionable authenticity We're reminded of the story, possibly apocryphal, that they used to play the Beach Boys' Smiley Smile in psychiatric wards to calm patients. — The Guardian [..]
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apocryphal1580s, "of doubtful authenticity," from Apocrypha + -al (1). Middle English had apocrive (late 14c.) in same sense.
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apocryphal(revision in progress) Apologue:
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apocryphalWell-known but probably not true. Of doubtful authenticity.
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apocryphal"). Some Protestant Bibles include the Apocrypha in a separate section between the OT and NT; some Orthodox Bibles have even more books, which are not considered canonical by Catholics (1 &am [..]
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apocryphalA work whose authenticity or authorship is in doubt.
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apocryphal(adj) being of questionable authenticity(adj) of or belonging to the Apocrypha
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apocryphalundocumented material whose veracity is in doubt
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apocryphal1. Pertaining to the Apocrypha. 2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false. "The passages . . . Are, however, in part from apocryphal or fictitious works." (Sir G. C. Lewis) (01 Mar 1998)
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apocryphalrefering to books that are excluded from the New Testament in some versions of the Christian Bible because of their dubious authenticity
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apocryphal
Of, or pertaining to, the .
Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical.
''Many scholars consider the stories of the monk Teilo to be apocryphal.''
Of dubious ver [..]
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apocryphal
(Christianity) Of or relating to the Apocrypha.
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