canonicity

[ kan-uh-nis-i-tee ]

/ ˌkæn əˈnɪs ɪ ti /

the quality of being canonical.

Origin of canonicity

1790–1800; < Latin canōnic(us) according to rule (see canon²) + -ity

To these Hugh John added a third, at least equal in canonicity, "Don't be dasht-mean."

The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith |S. R. Crockett
There are many others of more or less acceptance and canonicity.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 |Various
There was no question of its canonicity till the time of Jerome, who termed it a pseudepigraph.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 3 |Various
This author's view, then, for and against the canonicity looks somewhat undecided.

The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study |William Heaford Daubney

He was well aware of the doubt which had prevailed as to the canonicity 53 of the splendid Epistle to the Hebrews.

Christianity and Problems of To-day: Lectures Delivered Before Lake Forest College on the Foundation of the Late William Bross |John Huston Finley

canonicity

/ (ˌkænəˈnɪsɪtɪ) /

the fact or quality of being canonical