Аросope

[Lat. and Gr., from Gr. apo, from, and koptein, to cut.] ( Gram.) The taking away of the last letter or syllable of a word; as ingeni for in genii. Apocrypha, n . pl . [Lat. from Gr. apokrypto , to hide or conceal.] Literally, that which is hidden from: things not published. Generally applied to certain books not admitted into the canon of Scripture; being either spurious, or not acknowledged as of divine origin. They are opposed to the canonical writings , i. e. those which are considered as affording rules of faith and conduct, because a divine origin is attributed to them. Apocryphal, a. Pertaining to the Apocrypha; not canonical; of uncertain authority or credit. "To speak of her in the words of the apocryphal writers, wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away."-Add is on.