canon law

1. 1.

   the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church

   Synonymsecclesiastical law

   Broaderlaw

Questions about canon law

What does canon law mean?

canon law means "the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church".

What is another word for canon law?

Close synonyms include ecclesiastical law. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is canon law a common word?

canon law is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.