noun
(Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings
• Topics: ↑Old Testament
• Hypernyms: ↑sacred text, ↑sacred writing, ↑religious writing, ↑religious text
• Part Meronyms: ↑I Chronicles, ↑1 Chronicles, ↑II Chronicles, ↑2 Chronicles
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Chronicles.
[1300-50; ME < LL paralipomenon, sing. of paralipomena PARALIPOMENA]
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paraleipomˈenon or paralipomˈenon noun (pl paraleipomˈena or paralipomˈena (esp in the Septuagint, etc) the Books of Chronicles)
A thing left out, added in supplement
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Main Entry: ↑paraleipsis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.