deuterocanonical

adjective

Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.

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Meanings

adjectivedeuterocanonical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiblicalBeing of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.
  2. not comparablefandomOf, within, or according to a decidedly lesser canon of installments in a franchise.

Origin

From deutero- + canonical.

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Translations

Catalan deuterocanònic
  • deuterocanònicof the second canon of the Old Testament
French deutérocanonique
  • deutérocanoniqueof the second canon of the Old Testament
Hungarian deuterokanonikus
  • deuterokanonikusof the second canon of the Old Testament
Indonesian deuterokanonika
  • deuterokanonikaof the second canon of the Old Testament
Italian deuterocanonico
  • deuterocanonicoof the second canon of the Old Testament
Latin anagignōscomena
  • anagignōscomenaof the second canon of the Old Testament
Spanish deuterocanónico
  • deuterocanónicoof the second canon of the Old Testament
Cite this entry
APA

deuterocanonical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuterocanonical

MLA

“deuterocanonical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuterocanonical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deuterocanonical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deuterocanonical.

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