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[がい(外)·てん(典)]
gaiten
noun, no adjective

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[げ(外)·てん(典)]
geten
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[げ(外)·でん(典)]
geden
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English Meaning(s) for 外典

noun, no adjective
  1. Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon)
  2. non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings) (usu. げてん)
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Definition and Synonyms for 外典

Apocrypha 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible
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Apocrypha eastern Christian churches (except the Coptic Church) accept all these books as canonical
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Apocrypha the Russian Orthodox Church accepts these texts as divinely inspired but does not grant them the same status
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Meanings for each kanji in 外典

» outside
» code; ceremony; law; rule

Categories 外典 is a member of

Sacred Text writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity
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