'Paralipomenon' definitions:
Definition of 'Paralipomenon'
From: WordNet
noun
(Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings
Definition of 'Paralipomenon'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]