noncanonical
Americanadjective
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not included within a canon or group of rules.
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not belonging to the canon of Scripture.
Etymology
Origin of noncanonical
Example Sentences
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A monk named Paschalis devotes his life to a biography of the noncanonical saint Wilgefortis, a venerated Christian noblewoman who grew a beard to vouchsafe her chastity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Instead, they found that the process follows a noncanonical autophagy pathway.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
But even then I wanted to celebrate more of the work that helped us feel less alone in a chaotic year — hence my introduction of a noncanonical best ensemble category.
From New York Times • May 18, 2022
Carell and his colleagues also found that when complementary RNA strands containing pairs of noncanonical RNA bases bind together, amino acids that they initially share strengthen the bonding of the two RNA strands.
From Science Magazine • May 10, 2022
That’s not a bad approach; getting arty might just seem imitative, and the noncanonical status of this new chapter allows it not to be too precious about what came before.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2022
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