canonic

An older, less common variant of 'canonical,' meaning conforming to a general rule or standard, or belonging to a canon of accepted works.

• 🇩🇪Seltenere ältere Form des Wortes „kanonisch“, die etwas bezeichnet, das einer allgemeinen Regel oder einem Standard entspricht, oder das zum Kanon anerkannter Werke gehört.

1. Biblical canon C2 formal

   Appearing in or relating to the official list of books accepted as genuine scripture.

   • The canonic gospels are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
   • Scholars debate which texts are considered canonic.
   • This book is not part of the canonic scriptures.

   🇩🇪Kanonisch

   Synonyme: canonicalscriptural

2. Canon law C2 formal

   Relating to or required by the official laws of a church, especially the Catholic Church.

   • The marriage was annulled according to canonic rules.
   • Canonic law governs many aspects of church administration.
   • The priest studied canonic regulations for the ceremony.

   🇩🇪Kanonisch

   Synonyme: canonical

3. Simplest form C2 formal

   Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.

   • The equation was expressed in its canonic form.
   • In mathematics, a canonic representation is often preferred.
   • The data was normalized to a canonic structure.

   🇩🇪Kanonisch

   Synonyme: basiccanonicalfundamentalnormalstandard

   Antonyme: atypicalirregularnonstandardunusual

4. Orthodox or recognized C2 formal

   Conforming to orthodox or recognized rules, standards, or traditions.

   • His approach to art is considered canonic by critics.
   • The canonic interpretation of the law is widely accepted.
   • She follows the canonic style of classical music.

   🇩🇪Kanonisch

   Synonyme: acceptedapprovedauthorizedconventionalestablishedorthodoxrecognizedsanctionedstandardtraditional

   Antonyme: irregularunconventionalunorthodox

• more canonic comparative form
• most canonic superlative form