(of writings) not forming part of the canon of Scripture; apocryphal
2.
not in accordance with the teachings of the Scriptural canon; unbiblical
3.
not appropriate for a member of the clergy; unclerical
uncanonical in American English
(ˌunkəˈnɑnɪkəl)
adjective
1.
not in accordance with canons or rules
2.
not belonging to the canon of Scripture
Derived forms
uncanonically
adverb
Word origin
[1625–35; un-1 + canonical]This word is first recorded in the period 1625–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: consciousness, deviate, etch, interlock, specificun- is a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative oropposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment)