Apocryphate

/əˈpɒkrɪfeɪt/ verb

Definition

To treat something as apocryphal or to exclude a text from recognized canonical status, especially in religious contexts.

Etymology

From apocrypha with the verbal suffix -ate, creating a verb meaning to assign something to the status of being apocryphal or uncanonical.

Kelly Says

The early church councils had to apocryphate hundreds of gospels to decide which ones were 'official'—imagine being a text that got rejected by the religious committee!

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