canonist

Plural: canonists

Noun

An expert or specialist in ecclesiastical or canon law.
a specialist in canon law
An expert in canon law; canon lawyer

Adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of a body of rules and principles accepted as axiomatic; e.g.
- "canonist communism"

Examples

The Scrabble dictionary, to some, is the ultimate CANONIST, deciding word validity.

Origin / Etymology

From canon + -ist.

Scrabble Score: 10

canonist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
canonist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
canonist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

canonist: valid Words With Friends Word