uncanonically
Americanadverb
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in a way that does not conform to what is authorized or to what is generally recognized or accepted.
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in a way that does not conform to a canon, or an established body of texts, films, laws, etc.
Example Sentences
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When Samuel David failed to win the contest, he promptly charged that it had been uncanonically conducted.
From Time Magazine Archive
His principle evidently was, that it was far better for men to be uncanonically saved than canonically damned.
From A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield by John Charles Ryle
In 1070 Archbishop Stigand was deposed as having been uncanonically chosen, and six or seven other bishops after him.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
It appears that the Sacristan of St. Ouen fell most uncanonically in love with a lady who dwelt on the other side of the Robec.
From The Story of Rouen by Sir Theodore Andrea Cook
Now, why were the two ecclesiastics so uncanonically kind to this wicked youth?
From Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley
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