canonic

Adjective

• conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
  • the drinking of cocktails was as canonical a rite as the mixing- Sinclair Lewis
    

• reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
  • a basic story line
    
  • a canonical syllable pattern
    

• of or relating to or required by canon law

• appearing in a biblical canon
  • a canonical book of the Christian New Testament
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  canonical , sanctioned , basic