pseudepigrapha

About 0.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy, typically composed many centuries after the ostensible author's death.

Similar words

pseudepigraphy pseudepigraph pseudohistory apocrypha pseudoclassic pseudography pseudograph pious fiction pseudism pseudoism

Often followed by

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