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sacred writing vs Apocrypha

Apocrypha vs sacred writing

sacred writing and Apocrypha both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sacred writing Yes No No No
Apocrypha Yes No No No
As nouns, Apocrypha is a hyponym of sacred writing; that is, Apocrypha is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sacred writing:
  • sacred writing: writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
  • 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
Other hyponyms of sacred writing include sacred scripture, scripture, Bible, Book, Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Word, Word of God, Paralipomenon, Testament, evangel, Gospel, Gospels, Synoptic Gospels, Synoptics, prayer, service book, sapiential book, wisdom book, wisdom literature, Pseudepigrapha, Talmudic literature, Veda, Vedic literature, mantra, psalm.
sacred writing (noun) Apocrypha (noun)
writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity 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
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