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deuterocanonical definition

deu·tero·ca·noni·cal (do̵̅o̅t′ər ō′kə nän′i kəl, dyo̵̅o̅t′-)

adjective

of or constituting a second or subsequent canon; specif., designating certain Biblical books accepted as canonical in the Roman Catholic Church, but held by Protestants to be apocryphal

Etymology: deutero- + canonical

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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