Kanoniseksi

Kanoniseksi is a Finnish-language term used to describe the process or result of something becoming part of a canon. It is the translative form of the adjective kanoninen, indicating a change of state toward canonical status. The word derives from the Latin canon, via ecclesiastical and scholarly usage, and is part of a broader set of terms for canons in religion, literature, and media.

In practice, kanoniseksi appears in formal writing to discuss how texts, practices, or figures are accepted as canonical. It is common in discussions of religious canons (for example, scriptures or liturgical books) as well as in literary and media canons, where scholars or communities designate which works belong to the canon. Phrases such as "teos on kanoniseksi julistettu" or "kanoniseksi määritelty teos" illustrate its use; the related adjective kanoninen denotes status, while the verb kanonisoida means to canonize (the act, often in religious sainthood contexts). The noun form kanonisointi or kanonisaatio refers to the process of canonization in a religious sense, or to the broader act of canon development in culture.

Kanoniseksi appears mainly in formal, academic, or critical discourse. In everyday Finnish, speakers might instead say that something is part of the canon or has become canonical, using kanoninen or phrases like kuuluu canoniin.