uncanonical

American  

[uhn-kuh-non-i-kuhl] / ˌʌn kəˈnɒn ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. not in accordance with canons or rules.

2. not belonging to the canon of Scripture.

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Other Word Forms

• uncanonically adverb

Etymology

Origin of uncanonical

First recorded in 1625–35; un- ¹ + canonical

Example Sentences

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

Innocent III. at once took the hint; in September Archbishop Langton was suspended for disobedience to papal commands, and the charter was declared uncanonical, null and void.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various

A dissolution was actually granted in such a case where one of the parties turned Catholic, in 1857, by the bishop of Rio Janeiro, who pronounced an uncanonical marriage null and void.

From The Woman Who Dared by Sargent, Epes

Whether Dr. Skiddy was actually consecrated or not, no record has been preserved to us, and his consecration in virtue of such a royal mandate would be wholly uncanonical and schismatical.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, April 1865 by Various