canonical

English

/kə.ˈnɒn.ɪ.kl̩/

adj
Definitions
  • Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
  • According to recognised or orthodox rules.
  • Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
  • Prototypical.
  • (religion) In conformity with canon law.
  • (music) In the form of a canon.
  • (religion) Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
  • (mathematics) In canonical form.
  • (mathematics) Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices.

Etymology

Suffix from English canon (general principle, rule, catalogue of saints canonized in the Roman Catholic Church, authoritative group of works), canonic.

Origin

English

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