canonical
adjective uk/kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kəl/ us/kəˈnɑː.nɪ.kəl/ (also canonic)
(IN RELIGION)
religion formal or specialized（按照）基督教会教规的
related to or according to a rule, principle, or law, especially in the Christian Church
a canonical rule 一条基督教教规
The Pope indicated that he would not consider any applications for canonical pardon. 教皇表示，他不会考虑任何请求赦免的申请。
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- The canonical excommunication of the bishops for their illegal ordinations was considered.
- The infallibility of the canonical scriptures rested on the authority of councils and church tradition.
- The canonical implications are not clear.
- In Roman Catholicism, is there any canonic difference between a delegate and a commissary?
(OF ARTIST, WORK)
最佳的;经典的;权威的
considered to be among the best and most important, and worth studying
The space will allow canonical works by these artists to be always on view.
the canonical writers of American literature
His reworked version of the score became the canonic version. 他修改后的乐谱成为了经典版本。
（书籍、影视作品等）原著的，经典的
relating to the book, TV show, film, etc. that its fans like and base their own stories, activities, etc. on
Some ideas in fandom deviate a long way from the canonical material.
Canonical works are those that are considered authoritative by the fan community. 经典作品是粉丝群体认为具有权威性的作品。
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- I think Hemingway is easily the most overrated canonical writer in history.
- This is the canonical text on film criticism.
- Goethe is thought of as a canonical figure of Western culture.
- They study canonical films of all genres.
- Notre Dame du Haut is one of Le Corbusier's most canonical works.
- He combines research into highly obscure aspects of opera with reflections on such canonic works as Die Zauberflöte.