canonically
- r in a canonical manner
the deacon was canonically inducted
- But, canonically speaking, a nun and a sister are not the same thing.
- Ailing and embittered, Father Feeney has broken off contact with nearly all of his old clerical friends, has yet to induce one canonically ordained priest to join the Slaves, who .
- It remains canonically unrecognized, but surveys show it has a comparable number of followers to the Russian branch of the Church.