canon law
noun
the body of codified ecclesiastical law, especially of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope.
Origin of canon law
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
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Example sentences from the Web for canon law
Pastors were to be elected by the congregation, and the whole system of canon-law was repudiated.
The instruction was in ancient languages, history, ethics and canon-law; and the teachers were nominated by the king.
History of Holland |George EdmundsonHe holds in his hand his manual of canon-law, Peter the Lombard, a treatise on the syllogism.
A Tour Through The Pyrenees |Hippolyte Adolphe Taine
British Dictionary definitions for canon law
canon law
noun
the law governing the affairs of a Christian Church, esp the law created or recognized by papal authority in the Roman Catholic Church
See Corpus Juris Canonici, Codex Juris Canonici