canonicity

[ kan-uh-nis-i-tee ]

noun

1. the quality of being canonical.

canonicity

/ ˌkænəˈnɪsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the fact or quality of being canonical

Word History and Origins

Origin of canonicity¹

1790–1800; < Latin canōnic ( us ) according to rule ( canon ² ) + -ity

Example Sentences

He was well aware of the doubt which had prevailed as to the canonicity 53 of the splendid Epistle to the Hebrews.

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To say that the Chaldee chapters "defile the hands" is the Rabbinic way of declaring their Canonicity.

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They had accepted the Syllabus; but they wished to obtain canonicity for their own interpretation of it.

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Upon the testimony of Tertullian we very largely depend for our proof of the canonicity of the books of the New Testament.

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There are many others of more or less acceptance and canonicity.

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