Explore Canonicity through 4 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Canonicity in a sentence
Canonicity meaning
The degree to which something is canonical.
Using Canonicity
- The main meaning on this page is: The degree to which something is canonical.
Context around Canonicity
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Canonicity
- In this selection, "canonicity" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, connective and questioned stand out and add context to how "canonicity" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include however the canonicity of the and of questioned canonicity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "canonicity" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with canonicity
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This article aims to distinguish them and address their connective canonicity with the core series. (15 words)
To Waid's disappointment, however, the canonicity of the series was eventually discredited by stories that followed it. (18 words)
Whichever implied meaning is intended, Apocrypha was (and is) used primarily by Protestants, in reference to the books of questioned canonicity. (21 words)
Catholics and Orthodox sometimes avoid using the term in contexts where it might be disputatious or be misconstrued as yielding on the point of canonicity. (25 words)
Whichever implied meaning is intended, Apocrypha was (and is) used primarily by Protestants, in reference to the books of questioned canonicity. (21 words)
To Waid's disappointment, however, the canonicity of the series was eventually discredited by stories that followed it. (18 words)
Example sentences (4)
This article aims to distinguish them and address their connective canonicity with the core series.
Catholics and Orthodox sometimes avoid using the term in contexts where it might be disputatious or be misconstrued as yielding on the point of canonicity.
To Waid's disappointment, however, the canonicity of the series was eventually discredited by stories that followed it.
Whichever implied meaning is intended, Apocrypha was (and is) used primarily by Protestants, in reference to the books of questioned canonicity.