canon - use in sentences

Converse of object

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

Adjective modifier

  • 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 ' .
  • Augustinian: By the fifteenth century it had become a house of Augustinian canons feeding only 27 of Bristol's poor.
  • 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

  • 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

  • snow: A special area has been created for snowboarders and the snow canons will make sure there is snow during the whole season!
  • twelve: Symphonique #3 ( Ode To Venus ) - a twelve part canon with a four bar coda.

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.

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