US /kəˈnɑnɪk/ UK /kəˈnɒnɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    conforming to a canon or accepted rule; canonical

    The scholar argued over which texts held canonic authority.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · conforming to a canon or... canonicalstandardorthodoxauthoritativeaccepted
Opposites
apocryphalheterodoxnoncanonical
Word family
Derived forms canonically
Related forms canoncanonicalcanonize

Etymology

From Late Latin canonicus ('according to rule'), from Latin canōn ('rule, standard'), from Ancient Greek kanōn ('measuring rod, rule').

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