extracanonical

[ ek-struh-kuh-non-i-kuhl ]

adjective

, Ecclesiastical.

1. not included in the canon of Scripture.

extracanonical

/ ˌɛkstrəkəˈnɒnɪkəl /

adjective

1. Christianity not included in the canon of Scripture

Word History and Origins

Origin of extracanonical¹

First recorded in 1825–35; extra- + canonical

Example Sentences

And the film needlessly introduces extracanonical vampire lore.

From Washington Post

Tóibín engages these questions with an extracanonical third-person relation of the adventures and exploits of Orestes in exile.

From Seattle Times

We spoke above of the new conception of the relation of the canonical literature of the New Testament to the extracanonical.

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