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pseudepigraphy


pseud·epig·ra·phy

noun \-fē\

Definition of PSEUDEPIGRAPHY

: the ascription of false names of authors to works

Origin of PSEUDEPIGRAPHY

Greek pseudepigraphos
First Known Use: circa 1842

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