sanctioned vs canonical

sanctioned and canonical both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sanctioned	No	Yes	No	No
canonical	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, sanctioned and canonical are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of sanctioned include canonic.

sanctioned (adjective)	canonical (adjective)
established by authority; given authoritative approval	of or relating to or required by canon law
formally approved and invested with legal authority	appearing in a biblical canon
conforming to orthodox or recognized rules	conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
	reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality