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Apocrypha vs sacred writing

sacred writing vs Apocrypha

Apocrypha and sacred writing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Apocrypha Yes No No No
sacred writing Yes No No No
As nouns, sacred writing is a hypernym of Apocrypha; that is, sacred writing is a word with a broader meaning than Apocrypha:
  • Apocrypha: 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status
  • sacred writing: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
Other hypernyms of Apocrypha include religious text, religious writing, sacred text.
Apocrypha (noun) sacred writing (noun)
14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
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