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extracanonical

[ ek-struh-kuh-non-i-kuhl ]

adjective

, Ecclesiastical.
  1. not included in the canon of Scripture.

extracanonical

/ ˌɛkstrəkəˈnɒnɪkəl /

adjective

  1. Christianity not included in the canon of Scripture

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Word History and Origins

Origin of extracanonical1

First recorded in 1825–35; extra- + canonical

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Example Sentences

We spoke above of the new conception of the relation of the canonical literature of the New Testament to the extracanonical.

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