extracanonical

American  

[ek-struh-kuh-non-i-kuhl] / ˌɛk strə kəˈnɒn ɪ kəl /

adjective

Ecclesiastical.

1. not included in the canon of Scripture.

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extracanonical British  

/ ˌɛkstrəkəˈnɒnɪkəl /

adjective

1. Christianity not included in the canon of Scripture

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Etymology

Origin of extracanonical

First recorded in 1825–35; extra- + canonical

Example Sentences

In 2 Maccabees, Judas Maccabeus offers prayers for the dead—meaningful only if the soul can be aided after death—but Protestants typically consider the book extracanonical.

From The Wall Street Journal

And the film needlessly introduces extracanonical vampire lore.

From Washington Post

Tóibín engages these questions with an extracanonical third-person relation of the adventures and exploits of Orestes in exile.

From Seattle Times

We spoke above of the new conception of the relation of the canonical literature of the New Testament to the extracanonical.

From Project Gutenberg