Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun canon_law

1 sense of canon law

Sense 1
canon law, ecclesiastical law -- (the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church)
       => law, jurisprudence -- (the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order")