canonicity

Noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the canon.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Few are found to unequivocally acknowledge their canonicity." Source: Internet

Catholics and Orthodox sometimes avoid using the term in contexts where it might be disputatious or be misconstrued as yielding on the point of canonicity. Source: Internet

To Waid's disappointment, however, the canonicity of the series was eventually discredited by stories that followed it. Source: Internet

Whichever implied meaning is intended, Apocrypha was (and is) used primarily by Protestants, in reference to the books of questioned canonicity. Source: Internet

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