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canon

law, rule, or code; basis for judgment; criterion
Not to be confused with:
cannon – weapon for firing projectiles
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ca·ñon

 (kăn′yən)
n. Archaic
Variant of canyon.

can·on 1

 (kăn′ən)
n.
1. An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.
2. A secular law, rule, or code of law.
3.
a. An established principle: the canons of polite society.
b. A basis for judgment; a standard or criterion.
4. The books of the Bible officially accepted as Holy Scripture.
5.
a. A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field: "the durable canon of American short fiction" (William Styron).
b. The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic: the entire Shakespeare canon.
c. Material considered to be officially part of a fictional universe or considered to fit within the history established by a fictional universe: "The Harry Potter series was one of the first pieces of media to inspire widespread fan fiction writing, probably because its popularity coincided with the early days of the Internet, but its creator has also shown herself more than willing to keep updating the canon" (Emma Cueto).
6. Canon The part of the Mass beginning after the Preface and Sanctus and ending just before the Lord's Prayer.
7. The calendar of saints accepted by the Roman Catholic Church.
8. Music A composition or passage in which a melody is imitated by one or more voices at fixed intervals of pitch and time.
[Middle English canoun, from Old English canon and from Old French, both from Latin canōn, rule, from Greek kanōn, measuring rod, rule, of Semitic origin; see qnw in Semitic roots.]

can·on 2

 (kăn′ən)
n.
1. A member of a chapter of priests serving in a cathedral or collegiate church.
2. A member of certain religious communities living under a common rule and bound by vows.
[Middle English canoun, from Norman French canun, from Late Latin canōnicus, one living under a rule, from Latin canōn, rule; see canon1.]
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canon

(ˈkænən)
n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a Church decree enacted to regulate morals or religious practices
2. (often plural) a general rule or standard, as of judgment, morals, etc
3. (often plural) a principle or accepted criterion applied in a branch of learning or art
4. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the complete list of the canonized saints
5. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the prayer in the Mass in which the Host is consecrated
6. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a list of writings, esp sacred writings, officially recognized as genuine
7. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a list of writings, esp sacred writings, officially recognized as genuine
8. (Classical Music) a piece of music in which an extended melody in one part is imitated successively in one or more other parts. See also round31, catch33
9. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a list of the works of an author that are accepted as authentic
10. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (formerly) a size of printer's type equal to 48 point
[Old English, from Latin, from Greek kanōn rule, rod for measuring, standard; related to kanna reed, cane1]

canon

(ˈkænən)
n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) one of several priests on the permanent staff of a cathedral, who are responsible for organizing services, maintaining the fabric, etc
2. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church Also called: canon regular a member of either of two religious orders, the Augustinian or Premonstratensian Canons, living communally as monks but performing clerical duties
[C13: from Anglo-French canunie, from Late Latin canonicus one living under a rule, from canon1]
canonical, canonic adj

cañon

(ˈkænjən)
n
(Physical Geography) a variant spelling of canyon
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can•on1

(ˈkæn ən)

n.
1. an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
2. the body of ecclesiastical law.
3. a body of rules, principles, or standards accepted as axiomatic and universally binding, esp. in a field of study or art.
4. a principle, rule, or standard: the canons of good behavior.
5. the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired.
6. any officially recognized set of sacred books.
7. any comprehensive list of books within a field.
8. the works of an author that have been accepted as authentic.
9. the list of saints acknowledged by the Roman Catholic Church.
10. the part of the mass between the Sanctus and the communion.
11. consistent, note-for-note imitation of one melodic line by another, in which the second line starts after the first.
[before 900; Middle English, Old English < Latin < Greek kanṓn measuring rod, rule]

can•on2

(ˈkæn ən)

n.
1. a member of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.
2. one of the members (canons regular) of certain Roman Catholic religious orders.
[1150–1200; Middle English; back formation from Old English canōnic (one) under rule < Medieval Latin canōnicus, Latin: of or under rule < Greek kanōnikós. See canon1, -ic]

ca•ñon

(ˈkæn yən)

n.
canyon.
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Canon

 a collection of rules or laws; a set of mathematical tables; a collection or list of books of the Bible accepted as genuine and inspired; any set of sacred books; a piece of music with different parts taking up the same subject successively in strict imitation. See also code.
Examples: canon of laws; of mathematical tables; of monastic rules; of rules; of saints.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.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"
prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action
2.canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
prebendary - a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
3.canon - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
canyon
canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon
North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
4.canon - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon - a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
5.canon - a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
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
sacred scripture, scripture - any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group
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canon

noun
1. rule, standard, principle, regulation, formula, criterion, dictate, statute, yardstick, precept These measures offended all the accepted canons of political economy.
2. list, index, catalogue, syllabus, roll the body of work which constitutes the canon of English literature as taught in schools
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canon

noun
A principle governing affairs within or among political units:
decree, edict, institute, law, ordinance, precept, prescription, regulation, rule.
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Translations
إتْباعٌ موسيقيشَرْع، قانون كَنَسيقائِمَةٌ بأسْماء القِدّيسينكاهِنٌ في كاتدرائيهكُتُبٌ مُعْتَرَفٌ بِحَقيقَتِها
církevní zákonkánonkanovníkseznam svědců
kanonliste over helgenerregelrettesnorkannik
kanonokszentek
dÿrlingaskrákeîjusöngurlög
autentiški raštaikanauninkaskanonaskanoniniskanonizacija
kanoniķiskanonssvēto saraksts
kánonkanonikzoznam svätcov
kanon
azizler listesiedebî yapılarHristiyan şeriatıkatedral papazıkilise kanunu/nizamı

canon

[ˈkænən]
A. N
1. (Rel etc) (= decree) → canon m; (= rule, norm) → canon m, norma f
2. (= priest) → canónigo m
3. (Mus) → canon m
4. (Literat) [of single author] → bibliografía f autorizada, catálogo m autorizado de obras; (more broadly) → corpus m inv
B. CPD canon law N (Rel) → derecho m canónico
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canon

[ˈkænən] n
(= clergyman) → chanoine m
(= standard) [taste, logic, beauty] → canon m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

canon

1
n (all senses) → Kanon m

canon

2
n (= priest) → Kanoniker m, → Kanonikus m
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canon

[ˈkænən] n
a. (clergyman) → canonico
b. (principle) → canone m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

canon

(ˈkӕnən) noun
1. a rule (especially of the church).
2. a clergyman belonging to a cathedral.
3. a list of saints.
4. a musical composition in which one part enters after another in imitation.
5. all the writings of an author that are accepted as genuine. the Shakespeare canon.
caˈnonical (-ˈno-) adjective
ˈcanonize, ˈcanonise verb
to place in the list of saints. Joan of Arc was canonized in 1920.
ˌcanoniˈzation, ˌcanoniˈsation noun
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These completed, and the two alone again, it was pleasant to see (or would have been, if there had been any one to see it, which there never was), the old lady standing to say the Lord's Prayer aloud, and her son, Minor Canon nevertheless, standing with bent head to hear it, he being within five years of forty: much as he had stood to hear the same words from the same lips when he was within five months of four.
Nothing is prettier, thought the good Minor Canon frequently, when taking his seat at table opposite his long-widowed mother.
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The canon, replying to Don Quixote, said, "In truth, brother, I know more about books of chivalry than I do about Villalpando's elements of logic; so if that be all, you may safely tell me what you please."
When the canon heard both the prisoner and the man who was at liberty talk in such a strain he was ready to cross himself in his astonishment, and could not make out what had befallen him; and all his attendants were in the same state of amazement.
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There were five covers laid, three for the Count and Countess and their little daughter; my own, which should have been HIS; and another for the canon of Saint-Denis, who said grace, and then asked:
nephew," exclaimed the canon, "if your wife were here, you would behave more rationally."
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But to the perfect redwoods belonged the small but deep canon that threaded its way among the knolls.
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"For my second place of concealment I chose what seemed in the darkness a narrow canon leading through a range of rocky hills.
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Steadily it ascended toward the mountains, into which they filed through a narrow canon close to noon.
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I strongly suspect some canon of the parish (these canons are all as rich as Croesus) -- I suspect some canon of having hired the garden to take his pleasure in.
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The first pupil whom the Abbé de Saint Pierre de Val, at the moment of beginning his reading on canon law, always perceived, glued to a pillar of the school Saint-Vendregesile, opposite his rostrum, was Claude Frollo, armed with his horn ink-bottle, biting his pen, scribbling on his threadbare knee, and, in winter, blowing on his fingers.
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A charming old Italian writer has laid down the canons of perfect feminine beauty with much nicety in a delicious discourse, which, as he delivered it in a sixteenth- century Florentine garden to an audience of beautiful and noble ladies, an audience not too large to be intimate and not too small to be embarrassing, it was his delightful good fortune and privilege to illustrate by pretty and sly references to the characteristic beauties of the several ladies seated like a ring of roses around him.
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