Synonyms for Canonical:

• adj.

  •accepted, recognized (adjective)
  • authorized,
  • legal,
  • approved,
  • statutory.
  •authoritative (adjective)
  • bureaucratic,
  • sovereign,
  • departmental,
  • ex cathedra,
  • ex officio.
  •classical (adjective)
  • most attic,
  • more homeric,
  • more roman,
  • more doric,
  • more greek,
  • most homeric,
  • most greek,
  • more attic,
  • most classicistic,
  • more canonic,
  • most grecian,
  • most belletristic,
  • most ionic,
  • most humanistic,
  • more latin,
  • more ionic,
  • most canonic,
  • more virgilian,
  • most roman,
  • more belletristic,
  • more hellenic,
  • most augustan,
  • more humanistic,
  • more augustan,
  • more grecian,
  • most virgilian,
  • more classicistic,
  • most latin,
  • most doric,
  • most hellenic.
  •clerical (adjective)
  • more parsonish,
  • priestly,
  • more cleric,
  • most theocratical,
  • most apostolic,
  • priestlier,
  • more rabbinical,
  • most parsonish,
  • most episcopal,
  • monkish,
  • priestliest,
  • more theocratical,
  • more apostolic,
  • more episcopal,
  • more prelatic,
  • more parsonical,
  • most prelatic,
  • most ecclesiastic,
  • most rabbinical,
  • holy,
  • more ecclesiastic,
  • more monkish,
  • most parsonical,
  • most cleric,
  • Theocratical,
  • most monkish.
  •dogmatic (adjective)
  • more deductive,
  • most excathedra,
  • more reasoned,
  • un erring,
  • in evitable,
  • as matter course,
  • doctrinaire,
  • more excathedra,
  • eternal,
  • more doctrinal,
  • un changeable,
  • most doctrinal,
  • as matter of course,
  • in-evitable,
  • un-qualified,
  • peremptory,
  • un-changeable,
  • most deductive,
  • un qualified,
  • un-erring,
  • as a matter course,
  • most reasoned,
  • unerring.
  •lawful (adjective)
  • more jurisprudent,
  • more condign,
  • ordained,
  • licit,
  • more passed,
  • more enacted,
  • more jural,
  • more judged,
  • most legalized,
  • de-creed,
  • more legitimatized,
  • on the up,
  • judicial,
  • most condign,
  • more legislated,
  • de creed,
  • most legislated,
  • most enjoined,
  • on and up,
  • more card carrying,
  • most jural,
  • on up up,
  • most card carrying,
  • card carrying,
  • on the up up,
  • most jurisprudent,
  • in-nocent,
  • on level,
  • most commanded,
  • most passed,
  • most enacted,
  • cardcarrying,
  • most judged,
  • more legalized,
  • in nocent,
  • most card-carrying,
  • most warrantable,
  • more cardcarrying,
  • more juridical,
  • more enjoined,
  • most juridical,
  • more card-carrying,
  • on up,
  • most legitimatized,
  • most decreed,
  • more warrantable,
  • on the up and up,
  • on the and up,
  • more decreed,
  • more commanded,
  • most cardcarrying.
  •legitimate (adjective)
  • re-cognized,
  • re-gular,
  • well-founded,
  • re liabler,
  • wellfounded,
  • re liablest,
  • re gular,
  • well founded,
  • re-liabler,
  • re-liable,
  • re-liablest,
  • re cognized.
  •ministerial (adjective)
  • clergiest,
  • clergier.
  •official (adjective)
  • de-finite,
  • most cathedral,
  • de finite,
  • most certified,
  • most authenticated,
  • more cathedral,
  • more authenticated.
  •orthodox (adjective)
  • old-line,
  • buttoned-down,
  • old line,
  • well-established,
  • according to the book,
  • by numbers,
  • oldline,
  • die hard,
  • straight arrow,
  • in line.
  •regular (adjective)
  • general,
  • routine,
  • everyday,
  • epochal,
  • normal,
  • accustomed,
  • metronomic,
  • Familiar,
  • average,
  • conventional,
  • common,
  • traditional,
  • prevailing,
  • commonplace,
  • Predominating,
  • habitual,
  • customary,
  • continual,
  • periodic,
  • universal,
  • usual,
  • regular,
  • chronic,
  • frequent,
  • monotonous,
  • rhythmic,
  • constant,
  • cyclical,
  • ordinary,
  • recurrent,
  • steady,
  • mundane,
  • stock.
  •religious (adjective)
  • more deistic,
  • most churchgoing,
  • more theistic,
  • most scriptural,
  • more born-again,
  • godfearing,
  • pietistic,
  • more scriptural,
  • sacrosanct,
  • more saintlike,
  • most saintlike,
  • most bornagain,
  • more born again,
  • more bornagain,
  • more churchgoing,
  • saintlike,
  • super natural,
  • most born again,
  • most theistic,
  • super-natural,
  • god fearing,
  • most deistic,
  • bornagain.
  •rightful (adjective)
  • be fitting,
  • holding water,
  • moralistic,
  • twenty-four carat.
  •ritualistic (adjective)
  • eucharistic,
  • ritualistic,
  • ritual,
  • ceremonial,
  • sacramental,
  • liturgical.
  •sound (adjective)
  • holding up in wash,
  • proven,
  • holding together,
  • GOEST,
  • standing up,
  • all there,
  • goer,
  • hanging together.
  •standard (adjective)
  • most boilerplate,
  • more regulation,
  • most regulation,
  • pre vailing,
  • more boilerplate.
  •theological (adjective)
  • meta-physical,
  • meta physical.

• n.

  •
  • good,
  • cooperative,
  • legalistic,
  • compliant,
  • obedient,
  • servile,
  • law-abiding,
  • submissive,
  • biddable,
  • dutiful.
  •
  • the Fall,
  • the Creation,
  • the crucifixion,
  • the Cross.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • transubstantiation,
  • the Second Coming,
  • canon law,
  • redemptive,
  • Noah's ark,
  • the Holy Land,
  • manna,
  • the Last Supper,
  • original sin,
  • the virgin birth,
  • commandment,
  • the Incarnation,
  • Sodom and Gomorrah,
  • creationism,
  • the Immaculate Conception.
  •
  • millennium,
  • eden,
  • cardinal sin,
  • crucifixion,
  • resurrection,
  • salvation,
  • redemption,
  • time-honored,
  • creation,
  • fundamentalism.
  •
  • gospel.
  •
  • passion.
  •
  • received,
  • cross.
  •Other relevant words:
  • literal,
  • evangelical,
  • firm,
  • ultramontane,
  • theocratic,
  • accepted,
  • rightful,
  • abbatial,
  • mandatory,
  • strict,
  • rigid,
  • dogmatical,
  • basal,
  • correct,
  • ecclesiastic,
  • uncompromising,
  • introductory,
  • ecclesiastical,
  • biblical,
  • priest-ridden,
  • dictated,
  • inspired,
  • jurisprudence,
  • rule,
  • episcopalian,
  • hierarchical,
  • evangelistic,
  • hieratic,
  • prescribed,
  • capitular,
  • regulation,
  • vestment,
  • true,
  • archiepiscopal,
  • Prelatial,
  • mosaic,
  • Theopneustic,
  • apocalyptic,
  • normative,
  • Ecclesiological,
  • nominal,
  • revelational,
  • proper,
  • ratified,
  • classic,
  • sacerdotal,
  • prescriptive,
  • missionary,
  • positive,
  • churchly,
  • primary,
  • prophetic,
  • Prelatical,
  • cleric,
  • didactic,
  • true-blue,
  • prescript,
  • pastoral,
  • binding,
  • Monachal,
  • typical,
  • authentic,
  • Textuary,
  • Evangelic,
  • capitulary,
  • confessional,
  • rubric,
  • Abbatical,
  • pontifical,
  • papal,
  • right,
  • instructive,
  • sacred,
  • textual,
  • authorised,
  • creedal,
  • Cannonical,
  • Formulary,
  • faithful,
  • divine,
  • christian,
  • rabbinic,
  • monastic,
  • formal,
  • Preceptive,
  • traditionalistic,
  • Orthodoxical,
  • law,
  • ministerial,
  • revealed,
  • apostolical.

Paraphrases for Canonical:

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    canon.
  • Proper noun, singular
    canon.

Antonyms for Canonical:

• adj.

  • accepted, recognized
    unauthorized, unsanctioned, unrecognized, unacceptable, Uncanonical, unorthodox.
  • Other antonyms:
    nonstandard.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    apocryphal.