Proper noun
That
group
of
works
which
formed
part
of
the
Septuagint
,
but
not
of
the
Hebrew
canon
recognized
by
the
Jews
,
and
which
is
considered
by
some
Christians
to
form
an
authentic
part
of
Scripture
,
but
which
is
rejected
by
others
(
namely
by
Protestants
).