In a sentence
Three example sentences with canonical, each labelled with its topic.
Fourth-century councils argued for decades about which letters were canonical and which would be set aside.
History
The scholar compares a canonical gospel with a text the early church never accepted, line by line.
Literature
Medieval painters drew their scenes from canonical episodes, so the same twelve moments recur in every cathedral.
Art
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