Deuterocanonical — Deu ter*o*ca*non ic*al, a. [Gr. ? second + E. canonical.] Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deuterocanonical — [do͞ot΄ər ō΄kə nän′i kəl, dyo͞ot΄ər ō΄kə nän′i kəl] adj. [ DEUTERO + CANONICAL] of or constituting a second or subsequent canon; specif., designating certain Biblical books accepted as canonical in the Roman Catholic Church, but held by… … English World dictionary
deuterocanonical — This word (from the Greek deuteros, meaning second, and kanōn, meaning rule or law ) refers to those writings that are considered parts of the Bible by Roman Catholics and Eastern Christians but not by Jews andProtestants. Roman Catholics… … Glossary of theological terms
deuterocanonical — |d(y)üd.ə(ˌ)rō+ adjective Etymology: New Latin deuterocanonicus deuterocanonical (from deuter (I) + Late Latin canonicus belonging to the canon of Scripture) + English al more at canonic … Useful english dictionary
Deuterocanonical books — Part of a series on The Bible … Wikipedia
deuterocanonical books — /dooh teuh roh keuh non i keuhl, dyooh , dooh , dyooh / the books of the Bible regarded by the Roman Catholic Church as canonical but not universally acknowledged as such in the early church, including, in the Old Testament, most of the… … Useful english dictionary
deuterocanonical — adjective Etymology: New Latin deuterocanonicus, from deuter + Late Latin canonicus canonical Date: 1684 of, relating to, or constituting the books of Scripture contained in the Septuagint but not in the Hebrew canon … New Collegiate Dictionary
deuterocanonical — adjective Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and unaccepted by some Christians. A book which is part of the Apocrypha. See Also: Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah, Ben Sira, Sirach, Ecclesiasticus, Daniel, Song of the Three… … Wiktionary
deuterocanonical — The term used, especially in Roman Catholic works, for those books in the LXX but not in the Hebrew OT, and elsewhere designated as the Apocrypha … Dictionary of the Bible
deuterocanonical — [ˌdju:tərəʊkə nɒnɪk(ə)l] adjective (of sacred books or literary works) forming a secondary canon … English new terms dictionary
