Definitions for canonical

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canonical ca·non·i·cal

Spelling: [kuh-non-i-kuh l]

IPA: /kəˈnɒn ɪ kəl/

Canonical is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 196 anagrams from letters in canonical (aaccilnno).

Definitions for canonical

noun

1. canonicals, garments prescribed by canon law for clergy when officiating.

adjective

1. pertaining to, established by, or conforming to a canon or canons.
2. included in the canon of the Bible.
3. authorized; recognized; accepted:
4. Mathematics. (of an equation, coordinate, etc.) in simplest or standard form.
5. following the pattern of a musical canon.
6. Linguistics. (of a form or pattern) characteristic, general or basic:

Origin of canonical

1150-1200; Middle English (Anglo-French) Medieval Latin canōnicālis, equivalent to canōnic(us) (see canon²) + -ālis -al¹

Examples for canonical

I piped up my objection, but it was the canonical term and there was no chance I would succeed in changing it.

The ideal parson, that is, should be a squire in canonical dress.

He is a professor of canonical law and slated for a German bishopric.

It will be a canonical marriage, but it will take some little time to arrange.

We can see evidence of its presence even in the communities of the authors who produced our canonical Gospels.

The first thing to be done was to translate the canonical books.

This Macbeth—electrifying, rich, and strange—exists as an irresistible complement to canonical stagings.

Is any light thrown by it on the authenticity of our canonical books?

“This is not a judgment of guilt, nor is it a suspension of any other canonical penalty,” Canary wrote.

So if I fail to mention some novel you regard as canonical here, just leave a comment.