Testament and the Apocrypha
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
It was quickly superseded by the Great Bible (<7-v,), but it is of importance as it formed the starting-point
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Testament and the Apocrypha” mean?
It was quickly superseded by the Great Bible (<7-v,), but it is of importance as it formed the starting-point
Is “Testament and the Apocrypha” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.