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ca·non·i·cal  (k-nn-kl) also ca·non·ic (-k)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or required by canon law.
2. Of or appearing in the biblical canon.
3. Conforming to orthodox or well-established rules or patterns, as of procedure.
4. Of or belonging to a cathedral chapter.
5. Of or relating to a literary canon: a canonical writer like Keats.
6. Music Having the form of a canon.

ca·noni·cal·ly adv.
canon·ici·ty (kn-ns-t) n.

canonical [kəˈnɒnɪkəl], canonic
adj
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) belonging to or included in a canon of sacred or other officially recognized writings
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) belonging to or in conformity with canon law
3. according to recognized law; accepted
4. (Music / Classical Music) Music in the form of a canon
5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a cathedral chapter
6. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) of or relating to a canon (clergyman)
canonically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.canonical - appearing in a biblical canon; "a canonical book of the Christian New Testament"
2.canonical - of or relating to or required by canon law
3.canonical - reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
standard - established or well-known or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence; "a standard reference work"; "the classical argument between free trade and protectionism"
4.canonical - conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; "the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"- Sinclair Lewis
orthodox - adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"

canonical
adjective authorized, accepted, approved, recognized, sanctioned, orthodox, authoritative Caravaggio has finally attained canonical status as an artist.
Translations
canonical [kəˈnɒnɪkəl] ADJcanónico
canonical
adj
(Eccl) → kanonisch; canonical dressPriestergewand nt
(fig, = accepted) → anerkannt, rechtmäßig


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Thus, at sixteen years of age, the young clerk might have held his own, in mystical theology, against a father of the church; in canonical theology, against a father of the councils; in scholastic theology, against a doctor of Sorbonne.
His person had undergone a change, analogous to the change in his dress; his figure had grown rotund and, as it were, canonical.
Herbert perceiving put off his canonical coat, and helped the poor man to unload, and after to load his horse.
 
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