canonicity
Noun
Meaning
The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the canon.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
Antonyms
Examples
Few are found to unequivocally acknowledge their canonicity."
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.
To Waid's disappointment, however, the canonicity of the series was eventually discredited by stories that followed it.
Whichever implied meaning is intended, Apocrypha was (and is) used primarily by Protestants, in reference to the books of questioned canonicity.