canonicity
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ca·non·i·cal
(kə-nŏn′ĭ-kəl) also ca·non·ic (-ĭk)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·non′i·cal·ly adv.
can′on·ic′i·ty (kăn′ə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
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canonicity
(ˌkænəˈnɪsɪtɪ)n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) the fact or quality of being canonical
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can•on•ic•i•ty
(ˌkæn əˈnɪs ɪ ti)n.
the quality of being canonical.
[1790–1800]
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