Canonical synonyms
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Part of speech:
Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority
Declared by statute to be such, and hence legally punishable
approved (related)
Having received approval.
lawful (related)
In conformity with the principles of the law; permitted by law
legal (related)
The definition of legal is something connected to law or a government’s system of rules.
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official (related)
The definition of official is authorized, or is someone who holds a position of authority.
Holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants; customary service or estate.
Of or relating to Orthodox Judaism.
Specially adapted or suitable to a specific purpose or specific conditions; appropriate
unorthodox (antonym)
Breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox.
unauthorized (antonym)
Not having any authority
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unacceptable (antonym)
(Linguistics) not conforming to accepted usage
unrecognized (antonym)
Not recognized
uncanonical (antonym)
Not canonical.
unsanctioned (antonym)
Not sanctioned; not approved by a sanctioning body.
Generally accepted as correct or true
Honored or observed because in existence or use for a long time
usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
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Of, being, or serving as a starting point or basis:
mariological
Of or pertaining to Mariology.
abbatical
(Obsolete) Alternative form of abbatial. [Attested from the mid 17th century until the mid 19th century.]
archiepiscopal
Of or having to do with an archbishop or an archbishopric.
creedal
Of or pertaining to a creed
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doctrinary
physicotheological
Relating to physicotheology.
prelatial
Pertaining to a prelate
priest-ridden
Dominated or plagued by priests.
priestish
literal (related)
scriptural (related)
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trinitarian (related)
non-canonical (related)
redaction (related)
textual (related)
pentateuch (related)
christological (related)
Find another word for canonical. In this page you can discover 41 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for canonical, like: sanctioned, accepted, authoritative, statutory, approved, lawful, legal, official, authorized, customary and orthodox.
