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
At one end of the first strand—called the “donor” strand—they included a noncanonical RNA base, called a t6A, which is able to bind an amino acid.
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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