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canonical

adjective

1 canonical

Appearing in a biblical canon:
— A canonical book of the Christian New Testament.

synonym: canonic.

Roget 995: ecclesiastical, ecclesiological; clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, prelatical, pastoral, ministerial, capitular, theocratic; hierarchical, archiepiscopal; episcopal, ... show more

Roget 82: conformable to rule; regular etc. 136; according to regulation, according to rule, according to Hoyle, according to Cocker, according to Gunter; en regle [Fr.], selon les regles [Fr.], well regulated, orderly; symmetric ... show more

Roget 985: scriptural, biblical, sacred, prophetic; evangelical, evangelistic; apostolic, apostolical; inspired, theopneustic, theophneusted, apocalyptic, ecclesiastical, canonical, ... show more

Polish: kanoniczny

2 canonical

Of or relating to or required by canon law.

synonym: canonic.

Polish: kanoniczny

3 canonical

Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality:
— A canonical syllable pattern.

synonyms: basic, canonic.

4 canonical

Conforming to orthodox or recognized rules:
— The drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing.

synonyms: canonic, sanctioned.


Moby thesaurus: Biblical, Christian, Gospel, Mariological, Mosaic, New-Testament, Old-Testament, abbatial, abbatical, accepted, apocalyptic, apostolic, approved, archiepiscopal, authentic, authoritative, binding, canonic, capitular, capitulary ... show more.

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