uncanonical
Americanadjective
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not in accordance with canons or rules.
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not belonging to the canon of Scripture.
Other Word Forms
- uncanonically adverb
Etymology
Origin of uncanonical
Example Sentences
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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
It is taken from the uncanonical Scriptures, 3 Esdras iv.
From Notes and Queries, Number 195, July 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George
These very uncanonical services one might have fancied sufficient, with spinning and spelling, for filling up the temporal cares of any one man's time.
From The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 2 by Japp, Alexander H. (Alexander Hay)
Alas for Prue! there are more he's than one in the world—more he's that call at uncanonical hours!
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda
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