Synonyms of apocrypha

Noun

1. Apocrypha, sacred text, sacred writing, religious writing, religious text

usage: 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible; eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical; the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status

Definition and meaning of apocrypha (Dictionary)