Definition of Canonic

1. Adjective. Appearing in a biblical canon. "A canonical book of the Christian New Testament"

Exact synonyms: Canonical
Derivative terms: Canon, Canon
Partainyms: Canon, Canon

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or required by canon law.
Exact synonyms: Canonical
Partainyms: Canon Law, Canon Law

3. Adjective. Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality. "A canonical syllable pattern"
Exact synonyms: Basic, Canonical
Similar to: Standard

4. Adjective. Conforming to orthodox or recognized rules. "The drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing"
Exact synonyms: Canonical, Sanctioned
Similar to: Orthodox

Definition of Canonic

1. a. Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to a , canon or canons.

Definition of Canonic

1. Adjective. canonical ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Canonic

1. canon [adj] - See also: canon

Lexicographical Neighbors of Canonic

canoemen
canoer
canoers
canoes
canoing
canola
canola oil
canolas
canon
canon bit
canon bits
canon law
canon laws
canoness
canonesses
canonic (current term)
canonical
canonical form
canonical formalism
canonical forms
canonical hour
canonical sequence
canonicality
canonicalization
canonicalizations
canonicalize
canonicalized
canonicalizes
canonicalizing

Literary usage of Canonic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Counterpoint Applied in the Invention, Fugue, Canon and Other Polyphonic by Percy Goetschius (1915)
"When the canonic imitation falls short of the characteristic requirements ... 10; contains several brief canonic passages, and duplications in simultaneous ..."

2. Theological Propædeutic: A General Introduction to the Study of Theology by Philip Schaff, Samuel Macauley Jackson (1893)
"canonic, OR THE THEORY OF THE CANON. canonic is a history of the Canon of the Old and New Testaments. ..."

3. A History of Philosophy: From Thales to the Present Time by Friedrich Ueberweg, George Sylvester Morris, Henry Boynton Smith, Noah Porter, Vincenzo Botta (1891)
"His logic, termed by him canonic, proposes to teach the norms (Kanones) of cognition, and the means of testing and knowing the truth (criteria). ..."

4. Outlines of the History of Greek Philosophy by Eduard Zeller (1905)
"The canonic. With Epicurus far more exclusively than with Zeno his philosophic system is simply a means ... This part of his system he called the canonic. ..."

5. Introduction to the Theory of Analytic Functions by James Harkness, Frank Morley (1898)
"Reduction of Four Points to a canonic Form. It is often convenient, in discussing involutions, to suppose the double points to be o and oo . ..."

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