canonicity
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of canonicity
1790–1800; < Latin canōnic ( us ) according to rule ( see canon 2) + -ity
Example Sentences
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“It might mean finding that writer who is just being overlooked because of the canonicity of, say, Toni Morrison,” Rambsy says.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
We grasp at canonicity — Han shot first! — to deal with uncertainty.
From New York Times ● Apr. 18, 2016
It’s not a claim for authority or canonicity at all.
From Time ● Sep. 25, 2012
John Cage and Christian Wolff, represented in Friday’s event, elude canonicity.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2010
He had in particular denied that Jonah and Daniel were the authors of the books which pass under their names, and he had disputed the canonicity of the Epistle to the Hebrews.
From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Sir Leslie Stephen
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