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canon definition
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