ALL meanings of canon
can·yon
C c - countable noun canon A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral. 3
- countable noun canon A canon of texts is a list of them that is accepted as genuine or important. 3
- countable noun canon A canon is a general rule or principle. 3
- noun canon a Church decree enacted to regulate morals or religious practices 3
- noun canon a general rule or standard, as of judgment, morals, etc 3
- noun canon a principle or accepted criterion applied in a branch of learning or art 3
- noun canon the complete list of the canonized saints 3
- noun canon the prayer in the Mass in which the Host is consecrated 3
- noun canon a list of writings, esp sacred writings, officially recognized as genuine 3
- noun canon a piece of music in which an extended melody in one part is imitated successively in one or more other parts 3
- noun canon a list of the works of an author that are accepted as authentic 3
- noun canon (formerly) a size of printer's type equal to 48 point 3
- noun canon one of several priests on the permanent staff of a cathedral, who are responsible for organizing services, maintaining the fabric, etc 3
- noun canon a member of either of two religious orders, the Augustinian or Premonstratensian Canons, living communally as monks but performing clerical duties 3
- noun canon a law or body of laws of a church 3
- noun canon any law or decree 3
- noun canon an established or basic rule or principle 3
- noun canon a standard to judge by; criterion 3
- noun canon a body of rules, principles, criteria, etc. 3
- noun canon the books of the Bible officially accepted by a church or religious body as divinely inspired 3
- noun canon the works ascribed to an author that are accepted as genuine 3
- noun canon the complete works, as of an author 3
- noun canon those works, authors, etc. accepted as major or essential 3
- noun canon the fundamental and essentially unvarying part of the Mass, between the Preface and Communion, that centers on consecration of the bread and wine 3
- noun canon a list of recognized saints as in the Roman Catholic Church 3
- noun canon a contrapuntal device in which a melody introduced in one voice is restated in one or more other voices that overlap the first and successive voices in continuous and strict imitation 3
- noun canon a composition so constructed 3
- noun canon a member of a clerical group living according to a canon, or rule 3
- noun canon a clergyman serving in a cathedral or collegiate church 3
- noun canon canon regular 3
- abbreviation CANON canyon 3
- noun canon A general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged. 1
- noun canon a deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it. 1
- noun canon accepted standard 1
- noun canon musical round 1
- noun canon Anglican church minister 1
- noun canon member of a Catholic order 1
- noun canon important works 1
- noun canon A generally accepted principle; a rule. 0
- noun canon A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field. 0
- noun canon The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic. 0
- noun canon A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon. 0
- noun canon A religious law or body of law decreed by the church. 0
- noun canon A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church. 0
- noun canon In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order. 0
- noun canon A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church. 0
- noun canon A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round. 0
- noun canon (fandom) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are generally considered authoritative regarding a given fictional universe. 0
- noun canon (cooking) A rolled and filleted loin of meat. 0
- noun canon (printing, dated) A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point. 0