canonic
Recognized as authoritative
Canonic means conforming to established rules or standards, especially in religious or artistic contexts.
A canonic text is one accepted as authoritative or authentic within a tradition.
In music, canonic refers to the structure of a canon, where voices enter successively with the same melody: The fugue opens with a canonic passage.
Canonical is more common in most uses.
Settling a question finally
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- acceptedFormally agreed to
recognized · established · sanctioned · legitimate · approved · orthodox · normative · prescriptive
Sacred religious writings
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- dogmaUnchallengeable official beliefs
ecclesiastical · ordained · sanctioned · biblical · apostolic · patristic · synod · episcopal
Of lasting excellence
- masterworkSupreme creative achievement
- seminalFoundational and influential
- foundationalServing as a base
- landmarkNotable point of reference
exemplary · definitive · quintessential · archetypal · benchmark · touchstone · magnum opus · oeuvre
Shape or document
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- transformationThorough change in form
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- representationDepiction or likeness
variable · algorithm · notation · formula · polynomial · function · mapping · coordinates
definitive
Settling a question finally
- authoritativeHaving recognized expertise
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- standardLevel of quality accepted
accepted · recognized · established · sanctioned · legitimate · approved · orthodox · normative · prescriptive · binding
scripture
Sacred religious writings
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- clergyOrdained religious officials collectively
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
dogma · ecclesiastical · ordained · sanctioned · biblical · apostolic · patristic · synod · episcopal · diocesan
classic
Of lasting excellence
- masterworkSupreme creative achievement
- seminalFoundational and influential
- foundationalServing as a base
landmark · exemplary · definitive · quintessential · archetypal · benchmark · touchstone · magnum opus · oeuvre · anthology
form
Shape or document
- equationMathematical equality assertion
- transformationThorough change in form
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
representation · variable · algorithm · notation · formula · polynomial · function · mapping · coordinates · basis
canonicapocryphal
Unverified and probably untrue
noncanonical · spurious · unofficial · unauthorized · disputed
canonicunorthodox
Contrary to accepted practice
heterodox · nonstandard · irregular · deviant · unconventional
canonicmarginal
Barely adequate
peripheral · atypical · unrepresentative · obscure · minor
- literary canonEstablished important texts
- canonical gospelsAuthorized New Testament quartet
- canon eventPredetermined character-shaping occurrence
- Canon in DBaroque ground bass composition
- canon lawReligious institutional regulations
- Western canonInfluential European literary tradition
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