canon law
noun
the body of codified ecclesiastical law, especially of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope.
canon lawyer
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a word derived from
canon law.
Example Sentences
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Busch’s platforming of Francis’ opponents in the past spoke louder than any deferential words, said theologian and canon lawyer Dawn Eden Goldstein, who writes for the moderate Catholic news site Where Peter Is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
“The pope’s authority is supreme, full and universal,” said canon lawyer Nicholas Cafardi.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
“Lay people used to be untouchable from a canon law viewpoint,” said Davide Cito, a canon lawyer and deputy rector at Rome’s Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2021
The Rev. Robert Zilliox, a canon lawyer, drafted the no-confidence letter.
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2019
The great medieval canon lawyer Lyndwood illustrates the difficulty of distinguishing, even as late as the middle of the 15th century, between concubinage and a clandestine, though legal, marriage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
