noun
Meaning 1
An expert in canon law; canon lawyer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Standard Lemma guide
canonist
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adjective
Meaning 2
pertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomatic; e.g.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- canonist communism
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noun
Meaning 3
a specialist in canon law
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: specialist, specializer, specialiser
History
Etymology
From canon + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: canonista — expert in canon law
- French: canoniste — expert in canon law
- Ido: kanonyuristo — expert in canon law
- Italian: canonista — expert in canon law
- Polish: kanonista — expert in canon law
- Polish: kanonistka — expert in canon law