extracanonical
[ ek-struh-kuh-non-i-kuhl ]
/ ˌɛk strə kəˈnɒn ɪ kəl /
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adjective Ecclesiastical.
not included in the canon of Scripture.
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Example sentences from the Web for extracanonical
We spoke above of the new conception of the relation of the canonical literature of the New Testament to the extracanonical.
Edward Caldwell Moore|Edward Moore
British Dictionary definitions for extracanonical
extracanonical
/ (ˌɛkstrəkəˈnɒnɪkəl) /
adjective
Christianity not included in the canon of Scripture
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