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uncaˈnonical, a.
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1. Not in accordance with ecclesiastical canons.
1632Star Chamb. Cases (Camden) 172 He sought for this place in an uncanonicall order. 1676Marvell Gen. Councils Wks. (Grosart) IV. 104 And God forbid too that any measure of wealth should render a clergyman uncanonical. 1693Luttrell Brief Rel. (1857) III. 17 Yesterday lord bishop of Llandaff exhibited articles..against Dr. Jones..for uncanonicall practices and misdemeanours committed by him. 1709Bingham Orig. Eccl. II. 172 Among his other Irregularities he [sc. Novatian] was ordained at an uncanonical Hour. 1760Sterne Tr. Shandy iv. xxvi, A single word and no more [was] uttered..—a word I am ashamed to write—yet must be written—must be read—illegal—uncanonical. 1845Ld. Campbell Chancellors ix. (1857) I. 130 Uncanonical and forced elections..were made to vacant ecclesiastical dignities. 1872Freeman Hist. Ess. (ed. 2) Pref., The marriage of his widow was uncanonical.
b. Of dress, pastimes, etc.: Unclerical; unbecoming to ‘the cloth’.
1747Carte Hist. Eng. I. 676 Wearing long hair, and a dress in any respect uncanonical. 1809Malkin Gil Blas vii. vi. ⁋1 In the archbishop's palace..all such profane shews were condemned as uncanonical. 1819Scott Ivanhoe xvii, Are you not afraid he may pay you a visit during some of your uncanonical pastimes? 1829― Anne of G. xv, Begirt, not with a suitable sash such as clergymen wear, but with a most uncanonical buff-belt. 1867Felton Anc. & Mod. Gr. II. iii. 299 He [St. George] exhibited a most uncanonical greed for money.
2. Not belonging to the canon of Scripture.
1835Penny Cycl. IV. 369/1 Lists of Biblical books were promulgated by the orthodox Greek church in order to prevent the use of Apocryphal or uncanonical books. 1884Churton (title), The Uncanonical and Apocryphal Scriptures, being the additions to the Old Testament Canon.
Hence uncaˈnonicalness.
1655Fuller Ch. Hist. iii. 38 This made him connive at Jeffery Plantaginet his holding the Bishoprick of Lincoln, though uncanonicalness on uncanonicalness met in his person. 1684Bp. Lloyd Ch. Govt. Brit. vi. 130 Here was another Uncanonicalness,..that he intruded into a See, into which another had been Elected. |