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canonicity

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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.
canonicity [ˌkænəˈnɪsɪtɪ]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the fact or quality of being canonical
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