deuterocanonical

English

Etymology

From deutero- +‎ canonical.

Adjective

deuterocanonical (not comparable)

1. (biblical) Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.
2. (fandom) Of, within, or according to a decidedly lesser canon of installments in a franchise.

Coordinate terms

• protocanonical

Translations

of the second canon of the Old Testament

• French: deutérocanonique (fr) m or f
• Galician: deuterocanónico
• Hungarian: deuterokanonikus
• Indonesian: deuterokanonika
• Italian: deuterocanonico
• Latin: anagignōscomena n pl

See also

• Deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament include:

• Baruch, including the Letter of Jeremiah
• Ben Sira, Sirach or Ecclesiasticus
• Additions to Daniel:

  Song of the Three Children

  Susanna

  Bel and the Dragon

• 1 Esdras or 3 Esdras
• 2 Esdras or 4 Esdras
• Part of Esther
• Judith
• 1 Maccabees
• 2 Maccabees
• Prayer of Manasses
• Tobit
• Wisdom

Further reading

• Deuterocanonical books on Wikipedia.Wikipedia