The canonist Henry of Susa (Hostiensis + 1271), went so far as to say that "whoever contradicted or refused to accept the decretals of the Popes was a heretic.
And relying on the authority of St. Jerome, the rigorous canonist goes so far as to declare that schism is even a greater crime than heresy.
Not only under the Roman Empire, but subsequently in mediaeval times, the Roman lawyer or the canonist did not pay the deference to adjudicated precedent which is felt by the English or American judge.
These, however, were superseded by the collection, or rather codification, made at the command of the great canonist Gregory IX.
The Senate, some time before these events happened, had perceived the advantage which would accrue to the Republic from the service of a practised Canonist and jurisprudent in ecclesiastical affairs.
But civilian and canonist alike proceed upon strict legal principles, and no such principles can be found in the case, or applied to it.
The canonist had before his mind the tense inflections of a Latin verb.
Goldingham, a canonist who was consulted in the case of Bunting v.
All art indeed in this sense rests on science; but the science on which the canonist doctrine rested was theology.
But though there were branches of commercial law which were, in the main, independent of the canonist doctrine, there were none that were opposed to it.
However the canonist theory may contrast with or resemble modern economics, it is too important a part of the history of human thought to be disregarded,' says Sir William Ashley.
The canonistdoctrine of the fifteenth century was but a development of the principles to which the Church had already given its sanction in earlier centuries.
Even if the canonistsystem were not worth studying for its own sake, it would be deserving of attention on account of the light it throws on the development of later economic doctrine.
Footnote 1: Even Endemann warns his readers against assuming that the canonist teaching had no influence on everyday life.
The canonist doctrine of the fifteenth century,' according to Sir William Ashley, 'was but a development of the principles to which the Church had already given its sanction in earlier centuries.
Cunningham failed to appreciate the true significance of the canonist doctrine.
If we indicate what this precept was, we can claim to have indicated what was the true centre of the canonist doctrine.
The bishops having once been consecrated by the Pope, nobody save a Gregory or some antiquarian canonist will dispute their jurisdiction.
A canonist of the eighteenth century says that the resignation carried with it one third of the income.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "canonist" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: divine; fundamentalist; orthodox; scholastic; schoolman
