HOMOLOGOUMENA

Etymology

Noun

Homologoumena pl (plural only)

(Christianity) Those books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church; distinguished from Antilegomena.

Source: Wiktionary


Hom`o*lo*gou"me*na, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Homologous.]

Definition: Those books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church; -- distinguished from antilegomena.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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