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books of the Apocrypha were cxcluded from the list
of canonical books rluringthe first four centuries of
thechurch; therefore hidden from the public. _H It
is generally agreed, that these books were neyer
admitted into the Hebrew canon: they were all com_
posed after the sacred catalogue was closed: there
are none of them to be fouud iu Hebrew, all of them
are in the Greek; except the 2d Book of Esdras, .
which is only in Latin. The Books of the Apocrypha
are admitted to be read (in the church of England)
for' an example of life and instruction of manners, t
according to the language of our 6th article, which
is an expression adopted fronl Jerome. tI - Reet'es's
Bible.
\ po-lague, s. }
1\po-logy, s.
See LOGOS, p. IS. I Ij_ •
Apo-phthegm,s.from a1rO, ap~,from orforth, amI rpOE')ipa,
pllthegma, utterance. A remarkable s(1ying, a valuable
maxim, uttered on some sudden occasion:"
Apo~stacy, s. from ct7rO, apo, from, and lU'J'7]lJl, istemi, I
stand, keep away. A departure from principles once
professed. - Apostate, from ap~stati:s, a deserter.
Apo-slle, s. See STELLa, p. 29.
Apo-~trophe, s. from a:rro,ap'd, from, and (J'TPE~N,litrcph;;,
. I turn. A figure or mode of expression, in which the
speaker breaks off abruptly, and·directs his discourse
to some other person. In grammar, a notc of contraction,
like a comma; as, tho', for though; fov'd, for
loved.
Apo·t1ieosis, s. See THEas, p. SI.
ArICo-meter, s. See :i.\1ETREO, p. 19.
Arche-type, s. See Turos, p. ·S2•.
Archi-grapher, s. Sec GRArHE, p. 10.
Archi-tect, s. from apxos, arcMs, the chief, and 7"