Definition of antilegomena
:the books of the New Testament whose canonicity was for a time in dispute — compare homologoumena
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antilegomena
plural noun,
often capitalized
an·ti·le·gom·e·na
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Origin and Etymology of antilegomena
Greek, from neuter plural of antilegomenos, present participle passive of antilegein to speak against, from anti- 1anti- + legein to speak
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