extracanonical

[ ek-struh-kuh-non-i-kuh l ]

/ ˌɛk strə kəˈnɒn ɪ kəl /

adjective Ecclesiastical.

not included in the canon of Scripture.

Nearby words

extra-high voltage, extra-special, extra-virgin, extrabold, extrabudgetary, extracanonical, extracapsular, extracapsular ankylosis, extracapsular ligament, extracellular, extracellular

Origin of extracanonical

First recorded in 1825–35; extra- + canonical

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Examples 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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