noun
- things omitted or left out; supplementary material or appendices, especially biblical or historical texts not included in the main canon.
Usage: plural form; often used in religious or scholarly contexts; from Greek, meaning 'things left out' or 'omissions'; capitalized when referring to the biblical books of Chronicles (also called Paralipomena in some traditions)
Examples
- The paralipomena of the ancient manuscript contained notes and corrections that did not appear in the main text.
- Scholars consulted the paralipomena to understand what the original author had deliberately excluded.
- The book's paralipomena section provided additional context and supporting documents.
- In biblical studies, Paralipomena refers to the Chronicles, which retell earlier narratives with supplementary details.
- The paralipomena revealed important historical information that had been left out of the primary account.