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Another word for canonical

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Adjective

  1. Adhering to beliefs or practices approved by authority or tradition

    See also:

    usual

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Another word for canonical

Modifier
  1. See also:

    official

    legal

    lawful

    authoritative

    approved

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Sentence Examples

  • They must therefore have been regarded as canonical in the first half of the 4th century.

  • in the canonical form f=k1(px)5 +k2(gx) 5 +k3(rx) 5 .

  • The emperor renounced investiture by ring and staff, and permitted canonical elections; the pope on his part recognized the king's right to perform lay investiture and to assist at elections.

  • For the history of Pali before the canonical books were composed we have no direct evidence.

  • In all cases canonical institution (which confers ecclesiastical jurisdiction) is reserved to the pope or the bishops.

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