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canon¹ Definition

canon (kanən)

noun

  1. a law or body of laws of a church
  2. Rare any law or decree
    1. an established or basic rule or principle the canons of good taste
    2. a standard to judge by; criterion
    3. a body of rules, principles, criteria, etc.
    1. the books of the Bible officially accepted by a church or religious body as divinely inspired
    2. the works ascribed to an author that are accepted as genuine
    3. the complete works, as of an author
    4. those works, authors, etc. accepted as major or essential the Victorian canon
    1. Eccles. the fundamental and essentially unvarying part of the Mass, between the Preface and Communion, that centers on consecration of the bread and wine
    2. a list of recognized saints as in the Roman Catholic Church
  3. Music
    1. 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
    2. a composition so constructed

Etymology: ME < OE & OFr < L, measuring line, rule (hence, in ML(Ec), sacred writings admitted to the catalog according to the rule) < Gr kanōn, rule, rod < kanna: see cane

canon² Definition

canon (kanən)

noun

  1. a member of a clerical group living according to a canon, or rule
  2. a clergyman serving in a cathedral or collegiate church
  3. canon regular

Etymology: ME < OE canonic & OFr chanoine < LL(Ec) canonicus, a cleric, one living by the canon: see canon

canon Synonyms

canon

n.

  1. A rule or standard

    rule, principle, criterion, code; see command 1, declaration 2, law 3, measure 2.

  2. Accepted works

    literary canon, oeuvre, complete works, recognized works; see bible 1, 2, literature 1. See syn. study at law.

canon Law Definition

n

  1. A rule or principle, especially one that is fundamental.
  2. A rule or standard of conduct, in the form of a general maxim, adopted by a professional organization to guide the conduct of its members. See also Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
canon Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • establish: In many respects, the established canons of visual communication theory have been challenged.

Adjective modifier

  • Augustinian: By the fifteenth century it had become a house of Augustinian canons feeding only 27 of Bristol's poor.
  • residentiary: He was first appointed as a residentiary canon and only became Chancellor after several years with us.
  • ot: The Apocrypha themselves provide evidence against its inclusion within the OT canon.
  • literary: In 25 years the literary canon has greatly expanded.
  • Hebrew: The first five books of the Hebrew canon are known as the Torah meaning ' the Law ' .
  • secular: The plays were written by secular canons at Glasney College in Penryn with the intention of teaching ordinary people tales from the Bible.

Modifies a noun

  • eos: Even at a surprise that the the canon eos.
  • law: What we do ask is how the Covenant should be related to canon law.
  • lawyer: The church not only employed priests and bishops, but also canon lawyers, estate managers, scholars and lecturers.
  • formation: He will speak on the process of canon formation in Spanish cinema and TV.
  • printer: I used to do the same with canon printer.

Noun used with modifier

  • testament: The New Testament canon in its current form was first formally attested in 367.
  • twelve: Symphonique #3 ( Ode To Venus ) - a twelve part canon with a four bar coda.
  • snow: A special area has been created for snowboarders and the snow canons will make sure there is snow during the whole season!

Possessives

  • wright: Proven project management of wright's canon such a success.

Preposition: of

  • cathedral: The poor canon of the cathedral of Paris was spiked again.
  • literature: In English - applying a canon of literature from a variety of cultures.
canon Quotes

Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon.When we love a womanwe don't start measuring her limbs.

—Picasso, Pablo Ruiz y

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