Definitions

1. noun

writings or works that are considered to be of doubtful authenticity or spurious, especially the books of the Old Testament that are not accepted as authoritative by Jews or Protestants.

“The apocrypha of the Bible contains several stories that are not part of the main canon.”

2. noun

writings or works that are of secondary or uncertain value, or that are not widely accepted as authoritative.

“The apocrypha of literary history includes many works that were lost or forgotten over time.”

3. noun

a book or text that is not considered to be part of the standard or accepted canon, especially in a particular field or discipline.

“The apocrypha of modern physics includes several theories that are not widely accepted by the scientific community.”