Definitions

canon law

NOUN

church law

Synonyms

WEAK

Christian religious law ecclesiastical law

Example Sentences

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The Restoration abolished this sensible Act, and reintroduced Canon-law traditions, but the Puritan conception of marriage was carried over to America, where it took root and flourished.

From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society by Ellis, Havelock

The Canon-law, the Councils, the exhortations of the Pope insists on this support of Catholic universities.

From Catholic Problems in Western Canada by Daly, George Thomas