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canon law

canon law noun: the law of the church, religious law.

Noun

canon law (countable and uncountable, plural canon laws)

  1. (uncountable) The law of the church, religious law.
    • Canon law determines who is declared a saint.
    • Ah, well here comes Lucifer with his canon law2013, “Higgs Boson Blues”, in Nick Cave (lyrics), Push the Sky Away, performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  2. (countable) A regulation in church law.
    • The canon law on this matter conflicts with several other canon laws.

canon law meaning in Tamil

canon law in Tamil

கிறித்துவச் சமயச் சட்டம், திருமுறைச்சட்டம், திருமுறைச் சட்டம், திருச்சவைக்கட்டளை முறைத் தொகுப்பு

Forms of canon law

pluralcanon laws

Words formed from canon law

Questions about canon law

What does canon law mean?
Canon law means the law of the church, religious law.
What is canon law in Tamil?
Canon law in Tamil is கிறித்துவச் சமயச் சட்டம், திருமுறைச்சட்டம், திருமுறைச் சட்டம். See Canon law meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is canon law?
Canon law is a noun.
What is the plural of canon law?
The plural of canon law is canon laws.

Words near canon law in the dictionary

  1. canon bones
  2. canon by contrary motion
  3. canon event
  4. canon events
  5. Canon Frome
  6. canon law
  7. canon laws
  8. canon lawyer
  9. Canon of the Mass
  10. Canon's Marsh
  11. Canonba

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Adapted from Wiktionary: canon law (page history and authors); canon law (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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