正せい典てん

noun

canon; scriptural canon

Primarily refers to the Biblical canon, but can extend to any authoritative collection of texts in a religious or literary tradition.

• この福ふく音いん書しょは正せい典てんに含ふくまれていない。

  This gospel is not included in the canon.

• 聖せい書しょの正せい典てんが確かく立りつしたのは4世せい紀きごろだ。

  The biblical canon was established around the 4th century.