Definition of "canonically" []

• In a canonical manner. (adverb)

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• "If one is to read "canonically", one must address why the appropriate approach is to let John and the Nicene Creed be one's guide to Deuteronomy, rather than vice versa."
• "They're not "canonically" or "perfectly" optimized - after all, some other mammals can only see two independent colors, not three, and the precise sensitive bands may be shifted - but it is a qualitative argument why it is more likely for organisms to have eyes that are sensitive to the electromagnetic radiation that is easily available rather than the "rare" forms of light."
• "I sort of hope that Bp Gumbleton defies Bp Sample, is then deposed and excommunicated by Rome (however that's done, "canonically" of course)."