uncanonical
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈkænɪkəl/
- Literature
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no canónico
- Many critics believe that the author's latest novel is uncanonical due to its non-traditional narrative structure.
Examples
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It censures the uncanonical situation of presbyters who have married twice, or have married after ordination, and of clerics who have married a widow or divorced.
Academic text (2010) -
Her uncanonical view on morality challenged the conventional beliefs of the religious community.
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In the 1994 Catholic Almanac, on page 158, there is "the list of men who claimed or exercised the papal office in an uncanonical manner."
Blog text (30) -
What makes it uncanonical is a) that the traditional IT + BE + X THAT + Y construction is replaced by the unusual IT + BE + X SINCE + Y pattern; b) that the focalized element does not occur as a PP in the 'cleft' version, but as an NP.
Blog text (7) -
Sessions might consider new, old, and anti- and un-historicisms, both as critical practice and a condition of understanding, or reassess the contribution of our changing theoretical frameworks, and of canonicity and the uncanonical.
Blog text (16) -
Nevertheless, Gregory's multiple allegations concerning John's "uncanonical behavior" likely refer to more than Athanasius's claim that he had been flogged during his trial in Constantinople.
Academic text (2009) -
The scholar argued that the uncanonical texts provide valuable insights that are often overlooked in mainstream studies.
Synonyms
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6.2
Different from what most people do or accept
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5.3
Not following usual ways or customs
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7.4
Not following the usual customs or rules of society
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7.1
Not following usual customs or religious beliefs
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8.3
Outside the usual or official list of important works
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8.6
Not in agreement with a religion's holy books
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9.7
Not following the usual or accepted beliefs, often in religion
Not part of the official texts a group accepts
Not included in the official list of accepted books or works
Not following the usual beliefs or practices
Not following usual ideas or ways
Antonyms
How Canonical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Uncanonical is made of un- meaning 'not' and canon meaning 'rule' or 'official list', like the accepted stories in a book or series. So, something uncanonical is 'not following accepted rules' or 'not part of the official collection'.