Of, relating to, or required by canon law.
Of or appearing in the biblical canon.
Conforming to orthodox or well-established rules or patterns, as of procedure.
Of or belonging to a cathedral chapter.
Of or relating to a literary canon: a canonical writer like Keats.
Music Having the form of a canon.
canonicity theory, jargon The extent to which something is canonical. (1995-03-03)
[kan-uh-nis-i-tee] 
(kə-nŏn'ĭ-kəl) 
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