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 (
tà)
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
Words nearby paralipomena
paralexia,
paralgesia,
paralimnion,
paralinguistic,
paralinguistics,
paralipomena,
paralipomenon,
paralipsis,
parallactic ellipse,
parallactic motion,
parallax
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
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