canonical

Meaning

Adj

1. Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
2. According to recognised or orthodox rules.
3. Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
4. Prototypical.
5. In conformity with canon law.
6. In the form of a canon.
7. Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
8. In canonical form.
9. Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices.
10. (slang) Related to or part of the canon of a fictional universe.

Noun

1. (plural, plural-only) The formal robes of a priest.
2. (Internet) A URL presented in canonical form.

Synonyms

canonic

sanctioned

basic

regulation

accepted

standard

established

holomorphic

norm

normal

orderly

procedure

professed

recognised

recognized

regular

robes of office

scriptural

specification

specs

vestment

performance specification

acknowledged

canon

code

divine

ecclesiastical

Translations

canonique

canonico

canónico

kanonisch

canônico

canònic

canónica

canoniek

vorschriftsmäßig

anerkannt

canonial

canonicus

κανονικός

vorschriftsmäßige

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kəl/

Etymology

From Middle English canonycal, from Medieval Latin canōnicālis. By surface analysis, canon + -ical.