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Meaning of pseudepigraphy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

pseudergate pseudery pseudesthesia pseudimago pseudisodomon pseudization

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