canon law

noun

The law of the church, religious law.

“Canon law determines who is declared a saint.”

Similar
ecclesiastical law
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Meanings

nouncanon law (countable and uncountable, plural canon laws)

plural canon laws

  1. uncountableThe law of the church, religious law.

    Canon law determines who is declared a saint.

    1 more example

    Ah, well here comes Lucifer with his canon law

    2013, “Higgs Boson Blues”, in Nick Cave (lyrics), Push the Sky Away, performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  2. countableA regulation in church law.

    The canon law on this matter conflicts with several other canon laws.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church

Similar
ecclesiastical law
Broader
lawjurisprudence
Also see
ecclesiastical law

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kanoninen oikeus
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French droit canon, droit canonique
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Hungarian kánonjog, egyházjog
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Polish prawo kanoniczne
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Romanian drept canonic
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Swahili sheria ya kanisa
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APA

canon law. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canon%20law

MLA

“canon law.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canon%20law. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “canon law,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/canon%20law.

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