uncanonical
Americanadjective
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not in accordance with canons or rules.
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not belonging to the canon of Scripture.
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That might cause trepidation among fans — it seems uncanonical.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2017
Said Howlin' Mad of this uncanonical procedure: "He just had a hell of a knack for building things."
From Time Magazine Archive
Parts or chapters in a short story are uncanonical.
From Short Story Writing A Practical Treatise on the Art of The Short Story by Barrett, Charles Raymond
But since he also declared the Constitutions of Clarendon uncanonical and invalid, Henry was equally offended, and opened negotiations with the emperor and the antipope.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
To sum up, there is outside of Mark no considerable amount of historical material, canonical or uncanonical, for the story of Jesus.
From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner
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