Definitions

canon law

NOUN

church law

Synonyms

WEAK

Christian religious law ecclesiastical law

Example Sentences

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The Canon-law, the Councils, the exhortations of the Pope insists on this support of Catholic universities.

From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas

The Restoration abolished this sensible Act, and reintroduced Canon-law traditions, but the Puritan conception of marriage was carried over to America, where it took root and flourished.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock