Anticanonical
Definition
Contravening church canons, dogmatic rules, or official norms established by an ecclesiastical authority; contrary to a spiritual, legal, or literary canon. In a religious sense, the term describes acts, ordinations, or administrative decisions made in violation of church laws, being considered illegitimate.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Anticanonical
- Uncanonical
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations. |
| Formation | Prefixation creating a negative concept by joining 'anti-' with the specialized dogmatic adjective 'canonic'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ti.ka.no.ˈnik] |
| Source | Glossary of Ecclesiastical Law, Dogmatic Theology, and Literary Theory |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Sinodul a declarat că acea numire a ierarhului a fost un act complet anticanonic.
EN: The Synod declared that the hierarchy appointment was a completely uncanonical act.
RO: Modificarea textului liturgic a fost considerată anticanonică de marii teologi ai epocii.
EN: The modification of the liturgical text was considered uncanonical by the great theologians of the era.
RO: Criticul a analizat de ce această operă literară experimentală are o structură anticanonică.
EN: The critic analyzed why this experimental literary work has an uncanonical structure.
Idioms & Phrases
Act anticanonic / Uncanonical act
RO: Decizie administrativă sau ritual religios efectuat fără binecuvântarea oficială ori contrar legilor ecleziastice în vigoare.
EN: An administrative decision or religious ritual performed without official blessing or contrary to ecclesiastical laws in force.
Hirotonire anticanonică / Uncanonical ordination
RO: Taină a preoției acordată unei persoane cu încălcarea condițiilor dogmatice sau de către un episcop nesancționat.
EN: A sacrament of priesthood granted to a person in violation of dogmatic conditions or by an unsanctioned bishop.
Structură anticanonică literară / Anticanonical literary structure
RO: Tehnică de compoziție care sparge tiparele tradiționale și regulile rigide ale unui gen literar consacrat.
EN: A composition technique that breaks traditional patterns and rigid rules of an established literary genre.
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