canon law

English

Noun

canon law (countable and uncountable, plural canon laws)

1. (uncountable) The law of the church, religious law.

   Canon law determines who is declared a saint.

   • 2013, “Higgs Boson Blues”, in Nick Cave (lyrics), Push the Sky Away, performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:

     Ah, well here comes Lucifer with his canon law

2. (countable) A regulation in church law.

   The canon law on this matter conflicts with several other canon laws.

Derived terms

• canon lawyer

Translations

Translations

Finnish: kanoninen oikeus French: droit canon (fr) m, droit canonique (fr) m Hungarian: kánonjog (hu), egyházjog (hu) Polish: prawo kanoniczne n Romanian: drept canonic (ro) n