paralipomena

[ par-uh-li-pom-uh-nuh, -lahy- ]
/ ˌpær ə lɪˈpɒm ə nə, -laɪ- /

plural noun

things omitted or neglected that are added as a supplement.

Origin of paralipomena

1665–75; < Late Latin paralīpomena < Greek ( ) paraleipómena (things) omitted, not told (present participle passive of paraleípein), equivalent to para- para-1 + leíp(ein) to leave behind + -omena neuter plural present participle mediopassive suffix

Definition for paralipomena (2 of 2)

Paralipomenon
[ par-uh-li-pom-uh-non, -lahy- ]
/ ˌpær ə lɪˈpɒm əˌnɒn, -laɪ- /

noun, plural Par·a·li·pom·e·na [par-uh-li-pom-uh-nuh, -lahy-] /ˌpær ə lɪˈpɒm ə nə, -laɪ-/. Douay Bible.

Origin of Paralipomenon

1300–50; Middle English < Late Latin paralīpomenon, singular of paralīpomena paralipomena

Example sentences from the Web for paralipomena

  • There are not sufficient grounds, however, for denying positively that the reverend dean was the author of these paralipomena.

    Pepita Ximenez |Juan Valera

British Dictionary definitions for paralipomena

paralipomena
/ (ˌpærəlaɪˈpɒmənə) /

pl n

things added in a supplement to a work
Old Testament another name for the Books of Chronicles

Word Origin for paralipomena

C14: via late Latin from Greek paraleipomena, from para- 1 (on one side) + leipein to leave