"canon law" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: canon laws [plural]
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  1. (uncountable) The law of the church, religious law. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (countable) A regulation in church law. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-canon_law-en-noun-oT~u2Si5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Canon law Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Canon law: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: canon lawyer Translations (Translations): kanoninen oikeus (Finnish), droit canon [masculine] (French), droit canonique [masculine] (French), kánonjog (Hungarian), egyházjog (Hungarian), prawo kanoniczne [neuter] (Polish), drept canonic [neuter] (Romanian), sheria ya kanisa (Swahili)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 0 0

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