Tralatitious
Tral`a*ti"tious\, a. [L. tralatitius, translatitius, tralaticius, translaticius. See Tralation.]1. Passed along; handed down; transmitted. Among biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor. --W. Withington. 2. Metaphorical; figurative; not literal. --Stackhouse.| tralatitious | |
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| having been passed along from generation to generation; "among Biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation is one received by expositor from expositor" [syn: handed-down] |