Paralipomenon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paralipomenon \Par`a*li*pom"e*non\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr.
     paraleipome`nwn of things omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter
     genitive plural) fr. ? to omit.]
     A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: In the Septuagint these books are called
           Paraleipome`nwn prw^ton and dey`teron, which is
           understood, after Jerome's explanation, as meaning that
           they are supplementary to the Books of Kings --W.
           Smith.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Paralipomenon
       n : (Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books
           of Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to
           Kings