- canon law
- noun Date: 15th century the usually codified law governing a church
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canon law
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canon law — n: a body of religious law governing the conduct of members of a particular faith; esp: the codified church law of the Roman Catholic Church ◇ Common law has been influenced by canon law in the areas of marriage and inheritance. Roman Catholic… … Law dictionary
Canon law — is the body of laws regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church (both Latin Rite and Eastern… … Wikipedia
canon law — canon lawyer. the body of codified ecclesiastical law, esp. of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope. [1300 50; ME] * * * Body of laws established within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy,… … Universalium
Canon Law — • Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canon Law Canon Law … Catholic encyclopedia
Canon law — canon can on (k[a^]n [u^]n), n. [OE. canon, canoun, AS. canon rule (cf. F. canon, LL. canon, and, for sense 7, F. chanoine, LL. canonicus), fr. L. canon a measuring line, rule, model, fr. Gr. kanw n rule, rod, fr. ka nh, ka nnh, reed. See {Cane} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Canon law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
canon law — Canon law is the set of laws (called canons ) that provide for the good order of the Church and the governing of its members. The most recent code of canon law for the Latin (Western) Church was promulgated in 1983; the most recent code of… … Glossary of theological terms
Canon Law — Canon law comprised church regulations combined with selected legislation from civil law (q.v.). Regulations issued by councils, including ecumenical councils (q.v.), comprised the core of canon law. Supplemental collections like the… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
canon law — ► NOUN ▪ ecclesiastical law, especially that laid down by papal pronouncements … English terms dictionary
canon law — n [U] the laws of the Christian Church … Dictionary of contemporary English
canon law — noun uncount the set of laws of a Christian church … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
