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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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How to use extracanonical in a sentence
We spoke above of the new conception of the relation of the canonical literature of the New Testament to the extracanonical.
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British Dictionary definitions for extracanonical
extracanonical
/ (ˌɛkstrəkəˈnɒnɪkəl) /
adjective
Christianity not included in the canon of Scripture
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