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ex·tra·ca·non·i·cal
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kəˈnɒn
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adjective
Ecclesiastical
.
not included in the canon of Scripture.
Origin:
1825–35;
extra-
+
canonical
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opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
given to using long words.
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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extracanonical
(ˌɛkstrəkəˈnɒnɪk
ə
l)
—
adj
Christianity
not included in the canon of Scripture
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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