canon law

canon law — canon lawyer. the body of codified ecclesiastical law, esp. of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope. [1300 50; ME] * * * Body of laws established within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy,… …   Universalium

Canon Law — • Canon law is the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canon Law     Canon Law …   Catholic encyclopedia

Canon law — is the body of laws regulations made or adopted by ecclesiastical authority, for the government of the Christian organization and its members. It is the internal ecclesiastical law governing the Catholic Church (both Latin Rite and Eastern… …   Wikipedia

Canon law — canon can on (k[a^]n [u^]n), n. [OE. canon, canoun, AS. canon rule (cf. F. canon, LL. canon, and, for sense 7, F. chanoine, LL. canonicus), fr. L. canon a measuring line, rule, model, fr. Gr. kanw n rule, rod, fr. ka nh, ka nnh, reed. See {Cane} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

canon law — n. Roman Catholic law, created by popes and cardinals. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. canon law the law of the church, particularly the Roman …   Law dictionary

Canon law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

canon law — каноническое право …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

canon law — noun a) The law of the church, religious law. Canon law determines who is declared a saint. b) A regulation in church law. The canon law on this matter conflicts with several other canon laws …   Wiktionary

canon law — noun Date: 15th century the usually codified law governing a church …   New Collegiate Dictionary

Canon law — Ecclesiastical law, as articulated in papal pronouncements and bulls. Gratian s Decretum (c.1140) is a collection of almost 4,000 texts concerned with every aspect of Church discipline and regulation. The Church dealt with a great many matters… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases