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CANONIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A specialist in canon law

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("canonist" is a kind of...):

specialiser; specialist; specializer (an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning)

Derivation:

canon (a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired)

canon (a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy)

canonist (pertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomatic; e.g.)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomatic; e.g.

Example:

canonist communism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

canon (a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy)

Derivation:

canonist (a specialist in canon law)

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