antilegomena
[ an-ti-luh-gom-uh-nuh ]
/ ˌæn tɪ ləˈgɒm ə nə /
noun (used with a singular verb)
a group of books in the New Testament, generally held to be uncanonical by the early church.
Compare
homologumena.
Origin of antilegomena
1840–50; < Greek: things spoken against, neuter plural of
antilegómenos (passive present participle of
antilégein to speak against), equivalent to
anti-
anti- +
lego- speak +
-menos passive present participle suffix
Words nearby antilegomena
antihuman globulin,
antihydrogen,
antihypertensive,
antiknock,
antikythera,
antilegomena,
antilepton,
antilife,
antilithic,
antilles,
antilles current
Example sentences from the Web for antilegomena
The inventive minds of scholars designated a group of writings in the Alexandrian canon as "Antilegomena."
History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) |Adolph HarnackThe grounds on which each of the disputed books—Antilegomena, chap.
Companion to the Bible |E. P. Barrows