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Canonically 

Relating to a canon. The word is mostly used in fan fiction to describe a piece of information as official.
Canonically, the Among Us impostors are an alien species that can shapeshift.
Canonically by Slymeball January 25, 2021

canonical 

The real deal; a piece that is widely recognized as a genuine member of the body of work (oeuvre) of a given artist/writer/composer; a standard by which all others are compared.
I just finished reading the "canonical list of auto plurals" on manofleisure.us
canonical by khiddy June 2, 2004

canonical 

The standard form of a mathmematical equation that can be written in many ways, making it easier to compare to other forms of the same equation.
The canonical sum of products form for representing the boolean function OR is simply A + B
canonical by mkalo June 3, 2004

canonization by lead

(verb) - Act by which an armed felon is relieved of both his life and rap sheet by the bullets of an officer's gun. Subsequently, he is canonized as a Saint by the community.

Rules for nomenclature are as follows: "Saint (Name of felon), patron Saint of (accused crime)."
You hear about Michael Brown?

You mean Saint Michael, patron Saint of Strong-arming blunts? He got a canonization by lead.
canonization by lead by $lapaho February 14, 2021

Canonization 

1. A process where worthy people are endowed among the canon of saints.

2. The murdering of Jedi Knights by force of millions of Stormtroopers.
1. All saints are accepted into the canon of saints through a process known as canonization.

2. All the Jedi were hunted down and destroyed by millions of Stormtroopers through a process known as canonization.

canonical 

(1) In agreement with the religious law.
(2) In mathematics, the obvious or natural choice.
(1) Canonical Investiture is the act by which a suzerain granted a fief to his vassal.
(2) Let f be the canonical map between X and Y....
canonical by Steve M June 4, 2004