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canons regular
[ kan-uhnz reg-yuh-ler ]
plural noun
- Roman Catholic Church canon22
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Word History and Origins
Origin of canons regular1
Middle English term dating back to 1350–1400
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Example Sentences
This monastery was restored in the reign of Robert Bruce, and became a cell of the abbey of canons regular at Inchaffray.
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The Augustinians were a milder order than the Benedictines, and were divided into canons secular and canons regular.
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The same may be said of the superior of those houses of Canons Regular, and other bodies, where the chief official was a prior.
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Again (canon 47), that neither monks nor canons regular spend time in eating or drinking, save at the stated hours.
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White canons regular were placed there to serve God early and late and to be holy men.
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