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canonical

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. canonical (adjective)
  2. canonical age (noun)
  3. canonical form (noun)
  4. canonical hour (noun)
  5. canonical purgation (noun)
  6. canonical sin (noun)

ca·non·i·cal

adj \-ni-kəl\

Definition of CANONICAL

1
: of, relating to, or forming a canon
2
: conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure : orthodox
3
: of or relating to a clergyman who is a canon
4
: reduced to the canonical form <a canonical matrix>
— ca·non·i·cal·ly \-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of CANONICAL

15th century

Other Christian Religious Terms

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