canonistic

English

Etymology 1

From canonist +‎ -ic.

Adjective

canonistic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a canonist.

   canonistic ideas

   • 1645 March 14 (Gregorian calendar), John Milton, Tetrachordon: Expositions upon the Foure Chief Places in Scripture, which Treat of Mariage, or Nullities in Mariage. […], London: [s.n.], →OCLC:

     this canonistic exposition

Etymology 2

From canon +‎ -istic.

Adjective

canonistic (not comparable)

1. Of, relating to, or composed of, canons.

References

• “canonistic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.