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Canonistic :: Canonistic (a.) Of or pertaining to a canonist.

Maccabees :: Maccabees (n. pl.) The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint..

Domino :: Domino (n.) A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice.

Uncanonize :: Uncanonize (v. t.) To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint.

Canonry :: Canonry (n. pl.) A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues; the dignity or emoluments of a canon.

Cannon Bone :: Cannon bone () See Canon Bone.

Canonicity :: Canonicity (n.) The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the canon.

Cannonical :: Cannonical (a.) Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to a , canon or canons..

Chronicle :: Chronicle (n.) The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which immediately follow 2 Kings.

Canonizing :: Canonizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canoniz.

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.

Classicalist :: Classicalist (n.) One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of art.

Canonically :: Canonically (adv.) In a canonical manner; according to the canons.

Mansionary :: Mansionary (a.) Resident; residentiary; as, mansionary canons..

Infinito :: Infinito (a.) Infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads back to the beginning. See Infinite, a., 5..

Canonship :: Canonship (a.) Of or pertaining to Canopus in Egypt; as, the Canopic vases, used in embalming..

Preface :: Preface (n.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.

Uncanonize :: Uncanonize (v. t.) To deprive of canonical authority.

Apocryphal :: Apocryphal (a.) Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.

Purgation :: Purgation (n.) The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one was publicly suspected and accused. It was either canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat. See Ordeal..

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