canon
noun
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
canonlike
-
a word derived from
canon.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Brubeck’s first group, an octet formed in 1946, contained five of Milhaud’s students and played pieces influenced by his teachings, using canonlike elements.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2012
The curious, canonlike chasm where the two worlds touched was perhaps ten miles below them.
From The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix by Homer Eon Flint
