pseudepigraphy

noun

Etymology

From pseudo- + epigraphy.

Definitions

  1. The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater…

    The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy.

    • Pseudepigraphy was sometimes regarded as a literary lie, a forgery, which enabled the apocalyptic writers to acquire authority for their writings by using a borrowed identity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pseudepigraphy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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