pseudepigrapha
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/ˌs(j)uː.dəˈpɪ.ɡɹə.fə/
English
Definitions
noun
- Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy. They were typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author had died.
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pseudepigraphypseudepigraphpseudohistoryapocryphapseudoclassicpseudographypseudographpious fictionpseudismpseudoismadespotapseudofictionpseudo-historypseudo-aristotlebibliopegiapseudoscholarship