Canonic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

appearing in a biblical canon

of or relating to or required by canon law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kænˈɑːnɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈantɹəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈantɹəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /kænˈɑːnɪk/.

Examples

a canonical book of the Christian New Testament
a basic story line
a canonical syllable pattern

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

canonical basic sanctioned

Parts of Speech

adjective	appearing in a biblical canon “a canonical book of the Christian New Testament”
adjective	of or relating to or required by canon law
adjective	reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality “a basic story line”
adjective	conforming to orthodox or recognized rules; - Sinclair Lewis “the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing”

Word Forms

canon

noun

a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kanonisch

Erscheinen in einem biblischen Kanon

🇫🇷French

canonique

apparaissant dans un canon biblique

🇪🇸Spanish

canónico

apareciendo en un canon bíblico

🇮🇹Italian

canonico

che compaiono in un canone biblico

🇳🇱Dutch

canoniek

verschijnen in een bijbelse canon

🇵🇹Portuguese

canônico

aparecendo em um cânone bíblico

🇷🇺Russian

канонический

появляющийся в библейском каноне

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कैनन का

बाइबिल के सिद्धांत में दिखाई देना

🇧🇩Bengali

আদর্শ

একটি বাইবেলের ক্যাননে উপস্থিত

🇮🇳Tamil

நியமனம்

ஒரு பைபிள் நியதியில் தோன்றும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కానానిక్

బైబిల్ కానన్‌లో కనిపిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रामाणिक

बायबलसंबंधी कॅननमध्ये दिसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેનોનિક

બાઈબલના સિદ્ધાંતમાં દેખાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಗೀಕೃತ

ಬೈಬಲ್ನ ಕ್ಯಾನನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാനോനിക്

ഒരു ബൈബിൾ കാനോനിൽ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਨੋਨਿਕ

ਇੱਕ ਬਾਈਬਲ ਦੇ ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਹੋਣਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

法服

出现在圣经正典中

🇯🇵Japanese

正規の

聖書正典に登場する

🇰🇷Korean

경전 연구

성경의 정경에 나오는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kinh điển

xuất hiện trong kinh thánh

🇹🇭Thai

บัญญัติ

ปรากฏในสารบบพระคัมภีร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

resmi

muncul dalam kanon Alkitab

🇲🇾Malay

kanonik

muncul dalam kanun alkitabiah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكنسي

تظهر في قانون الكتاب المقدس

🇮🇷Persian

متعارف

در یک قانون کتاب مقدس ظاهر می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kanonik

İncil'deki bir kanonda görünen

🇮🇱Hebrew

קנוני

מופיע בקאנון מקראי

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