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canon


 
  Grep  of  noun  canon 
  canon 
  canon  law 
  canonical  hour 
  canonisation 
  canonist 
  canonization 
  enigma  canon 
  enigmatic  canon 
  enigmatical  canon 
  riddle  canon 
 
  Overview  of  noun  canon 
 
  The  noun  canon  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  canon  --  (a  rule  or  especially  body  of  rules  or  principles  generally  established  as  valid  and  fundamental  in  a  field  or  art  or  philosophy:  "the  neoclassical  canon";  "canons  of  polite  society") 
  2.  canon  --  (a  priest  who  is  a  member  of  a  cathedral  chapter) 
  3.  canyon,  canon  --  ((North  America)  a  ravine  formed  by  a  river  in  an  area  with  little  rainfall) 
  4.  canon  --  (a  contrapuntal  piece  of  music  in  which  a  melody  in  one  part  is  imitated  exactly  in  other  parts) 
  5.  canon  --  (a  complete  list  of  saints  that  have  been  recognized  by  the  Roman  Catholic  Church) 
  6.  canon  --  (a  collection  of  books  accepted  as  holy  scripture  especially  the  books  of  the  Bible  recognized  by  any  Christian  church  as  genuine  and  inspired) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  canon 
  canonic 
  canonical 
  canonised 
  canonist 
  canonized 
 
  Overview  of  noun  canon 
 
  The  noun  canon  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  canon  --  (a  rule  or  especially  body  of  rules  or  principles  generally  established  as  valid  and  fundamental  in  a  field  or  art  or  philosophy:  "the  neoclassical  canon";  "canons  of  polite  society") 
  2.  canon  --  (a  priest  who  is  a  member  of  a  cathedral  chapter) 
  3.  canyon,  canon  --  ((North  America)  a  ravine  formed  by  a  river  in  an  area  with  little  rainfall) 
  4.  canon  --  (a  contrapuntal  piece  of  music  in  which  a  melody  in  one  part  is  imitated  exactly  in  other  parts) 
  5.  canon  --  (a  complete  list  of  saints  that  have  been  recognized  by  the  Roman  Catholic  Church) 
  6.  canon  --  (a  collection  of  books  accepted  as  holy  scripture  especially  the  books  of  the  Bible  recognized  by  any  Christian  church  as  genuine  and  inspired) 



canon definition