CANONIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does canonist mean? 

• CANONIST (noun)
  The noun CANONIST has 1 sense:

1. a specialist in canon law

  Familiarity information: CANONIST used as a noun is very rare.

• CANONIST (adjective)
  The adjective CANONIST has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CANONIST used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CANONIST (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.)

• CANONIST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

canonist communism

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)