canonical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kɫ̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /kəˈnɔn.ɪ.kəl/ (Australia)
- /kəˈnɒn.ə.kəl/ (New-Zealand)
- [kəˈnɑ.nɪ.kɫ̩] (Canada, General-American)
- /kəˈnɑ.nɪ.kəl/ (Canada, General-American)
- [kəˈnɔ̟n.ə.kɫ̩] (New-Zealand)
- [kəˈnɔn.ɪ.kɫ̩] (Australia)
- /kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English canonycal, from Medieval Latin canōnicālis. By surface analysis, canon + -ical.
Meanings
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Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
In a word, they were made uſe of by the immediate ſucceſſors of the Apoſtles, and many of them read in the Public Aſſemblies of Chriſtians, as Canonical Scripture, without the leaſt mark of Diſtinction, in point of Autority[…]
1732, George Reynolds, A diſſertation: or, Inquiry Concerning the Canonical Autority of the Goſpel according to Mathew; […] , 2nd edition, page 4:It was not the substance of any doctrine that was at issue: the official, canonical version of dialectical materialism that was later adopted was virtually indistinguishable from Deborin's.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 75:The Gospel of Luke is a canonical New Testament book.
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According to recognised or orthodox rules.
The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules.
While bills are being brought into the House of Commons to regulate every thing, from the sweeps crying "sweep," to "emancipation, vote by ballot, and free trade," is there no county member whose "time and talents" are devoted to "domestic policy," who will bring in a bill "for the better regulation of the marriage ceremony," and put the canonical hours later in the day?
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, pages 158–159:
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Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form
- Prototypical.
- In conformity with canon law.
- In the form of a canon.
- Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
- In canonical form.
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Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices.
It turns out that ordered pairs can be defined in set theory, e.g. as (x,y)#58;#61;#92;#123;#92;#123;x,y#92;#125;,y#92;#125;. Note that in no sense is such a definition canonical.
2011 July 2, Samson Abramsky with Nikos Tzevelekos, “Introduction to Categories and Categorical Logic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 19:
- (slang) Related to or part of the canon of a fictional universe; officially part of a fictional work’s established continuity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more canonical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most canonical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
apocryphal (antonym(s) of “scripture”)
Deriveds
canonical formalism · non-canonical · pluricanonical · canonically · canonical obedience · canonicalize · canonicalness · multicanonical · canonicalization · supracanonical · protocanonical · canonical form · semicanonical · postcanonical · subcanonical · bicanonical · canonical ensemble · canonicality · canonical disjunctive normal form · precanonical · extracanonical · canonicalisation · canonical hour · acanonical · microcanonical · noncanonical · canonical sequence · canonical conjunctive normal form · deuterocanonical · canonicalise · paracanonical · parabicanonical · uncanonical · anticanonical
Synonyms
Translations (48)
fi kaanoniin kuuluva (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · pl kanoniczny (according to recognised or orthodox rules) · el κανονικός ((religion) of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter) · pt canônico (in canonical form) · gl canónico (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · ang gesettendlīc (according to recognised or orthodox rules) · sv kanonisk (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · pt canónico ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · ang gesettendlīc (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · eo kanona (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · kk канондық (according to recognised or orthodox rules) · gv agglishagh ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · es canónico ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · kk каноникалық (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · hy կանոնական (in canonical form) · fr basique (stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner) · ja カノン的な (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · fr orthodoxe (according to recognised or orthodox rules) · fi kanoninen (in canonical form) · pt canónico (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · fi kaanon- ((music) in the form of a canon) · gv canoanagh ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · ang gesettendlīc ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · pl kanoniczny (in canonical form) · pl kanoniczny (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · fr canonique ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · fi kanoninen ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · fr canonique (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · es canónico (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · fr canonique (in canonical form) · pt canônico (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · pt canónico (in canonical form) · fi oikeaoppinen (according to recognised or orthodox rules) · pl kanoniczny ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · el κανονικός ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · pt canônico (according to recognised or orthodox rules) · fi kanonisoitu (in canonical form) · gv canoanagh (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · fi kanoninen ((religion) of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter) · fi kanoninen (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · pt canônico ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · pt canónico (according to recognised or orthodox rules) · fi kanoninen (stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner) · fi kaanonissa ((music) in the form of a canon) · ca canònic (present in a canon, religious or otherwise) · ca canònic ((religion) in conformity with canon law) · cs kanonický (in canonical form) · el κανονικός (present in a canon, religious or otherwise)