Of or relating to religion, the church, or the clergy; religious, ecclesiastical. Religious or ecclesiastical, as opposed to secular; relating to or…

Authorized by, or according to, ecclesiastical canons; = canonical, adj. 1.

= canonical, adj.

Prescribed by, in conformity with, or having reference to ecclesiastical edict or canon law.

Of or belonging to a canonist; concerned with the exposition of canon-law.

Having relation to canonistic matters; also = canonistic, adj.