apocryphal
உறுதிப்படாத
definition
adjective
an apocryphal story about a former president
(of a story or statement) of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true.
translation of 'apocryphal'
கட்டுக் கதையான,
ஐயத்திற்கிடமான
example
Other stories that sound 'apocryphal' are unfortunately true.
As I have noted elsewhere, as a literature specialist, I find a distinct difference in quality between the canonical and 'apocryphal' books.
This story is surely 'apocryphal' , but it does sound like an announcement with a story behind it!
For example, what is the position of the 'apocryphal' writings?
Urban legends are 'apocryphal' or wildly inaccurate stories that are passed on from person to person until they reach a point where they are accepted as truth.
And finally, in the last extant part of the 'apocryphal' Gospel of Mary, Mary is defended by the disciple Levi, presumably the son of Alphaeus.
Beyond Belief is about the 'apocryphal' Gospel of Thomas, written in the second century and much amended later, which Pagels prefers to the canonical Gospels, and especially to the Gospel of John.
Many baseball reporters claim the story is 'apocryphal' , but others insist on its verity.
Whether this story is 'apocryphal' or not, it accurately reflects the band's philosophy and perhaps predicts the directions their music would take.
According to an 'apocryphal' legend, when the Titanic took its passengers to their watery graves, the P&J offered up the headline ‘Northeast man drowned at sea’.
There being little or no biblical evidence for any of these claims, the programme focused on 'apocryphal' writings - including a Gospel of Mary Magdalene which turned up in 1945.
Even highly exalted men, like the authors of 'apocryphal' books, Daniel, for instance, and Enoch, committed, to aid their cause, and without the shadow of a scruple, acts which we should call frauds.
The 'apocryphal' story of Robert Bruce watching the spider spin its web seven times, which restored his faith to battle the English once again, became a staple of inspirational lecturers.
Many of the 'apocryphal' gospels of the second and subsequent centuries are written in ‘worse’ Greek than Mark - that is, worse by the Attic standard.
It reminded me of the 'apocryphal' tale of the Rolls Royce mechanics that appear halfway up a Swiss mountain to fix a faulty gearbox then refuse to charge the owner for the repairs because a Rolls Royce never breaks down.
The story is 'apocryphal' , but is a good indication of the extreme measures countries take to protect the secret that they can read an enemy's secrets.
Early Greek manuscripts of the Bible present a series of 14 canticles or ‘odes’ including the Gloria in excelsis and the 'apocryphal' Prayer of Manasseh.
Well his mother tells that now famous story about the Bible resting open on a stand in the middle of Bob Dylan's study, as an indispensable source for his music; is that 'apocryphal' ?
In both the biblical book of Proverbs and the 'apocryphal' book of Wisdom of Solomon, Wisdom is personified and is said to participate in God's creative activity.
Many other 'apocryphal' Jewish and Christian works were in circulation too, not just the famous Gnostic Gospels.
Those who have never worked in a restaurant believe that such stories are 'apocryphal' .
The biblical canon originally understood wisdom as being in existence prior to the creation of the world, and the later writers of the 'apocryphal' texts expanded wisdom to include the word and the law.
More convincing than this thorough inspection of 'apocryphal' statements and chronological details are the passages in which Bann teaches us how to see early photographic reproductions of art.
In much the same way that the - no doubt - 'apocryphal' tale of the mum writing her son a note excusing him from gym the following week because ‘he will have flu’ always raises a titter.
Rose refers to the 'apocryphal' book, Wisdom of Solomon, as ‘scripture’.
The material in it on Jesus accords with various sources in the Christian popular 'apocryphal' literature, but propounds a distinctive line about Jesus' significance.
I have no idea whether or not the above story is true or 'apocryphal' , but I'd like to believe it anyway.
Perhaps someday this 'apocryphal' tale will become what it should be: an illustration of how easily even ‘experts’ can sometimes fall victim to the very same dangers they warn us about.
What many may find to be the most helpful section of each chapter is where the author discusses the ‘Influence’ of each 'apocryphal' book upon the authors of the New Testament.
The story is probably 'apocryphal' , since botanical evidence suggests that the coffee plant originated in the highlands of central Ethiopia.
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