Canon

Word CANON
Character 5
Hyphenation can on
Pronunciations /ˈkæn.ən/

Definitions and meanings of "Canon"

What do we mean by canon?

A generally accepted principle; a rule.

A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.

The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.

A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.

A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.

A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.

In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.

A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.

A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.

(Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius

Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.

A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon.

A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.

The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.

A carom.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Canon

The word "canon" in example sentences

The word canon, in classical Greek, is properly a straight rod, "a rule" in the widest sense, and especially in the phrases "the rule of the Church," "the rule of faith," "the rule of truth," The first direct application of the term canon to the Scriptures seems to be in the verses of Amphilochius ❋ Unknown (1884)

We kneel in reverence for the eucharistic prayer, also called the canon, a Greek word meaning “standard,” or “rule of measure.” ❋ Fr Timothy Matkin (2007)

The Spirit speaks in the canon of Scripture (the word canon is derived from Hebrew, "kaneh," "a reed," the word here used; and John it was who completed the canon). ❋ Unknown (1871)

4 Even the English word 'canon' comes from the Arabic word kanun meaning 'law' or ❋ AlHaqqNetwork (2010)

To get to the point, arguing 'canon' is the dullest and most pointless thing you can do. ❋ Lili (2006)

At the same time there were many clerics who did live in common, e.g. the cenobites, and the term canon was applied to them as early as the fourth century; but it must not be inferred from this fact that the office of canon has its origin in those who followed the cenobitical Rule of St. Augustine (see ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The place of Scorsese in the film canon is more of a testimony to the lobotomized brain-deadness of American critics than anything else. ❋ Unknown (2010)

First, the purpose of the Charming Betsy canon is to avoid the negative “foreign policy implications” of violating the law of nations, and Plaintiffs have offered no reason to believe that their low wages are likely to “embroil [] the nation in a foreign policy dispute.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

If you read the church fathers you will find out why the canon is what it is and why groups like Gnostics were not considered Christian. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As "canons" are normally rigid, consecrated and unvarying liturgical doctrines, your citing of a "loose canon" is an amusing concept. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is canon from the Keeper of Trakken and from the Doctor Who Movie with Eight ... and from Last of the Time Lords. ❋ Rabid1st (2009)

Although not used since the 13th century, there was provision in canon law for papal retirement, and “it would not be a scandal”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However disturbing the subject matter, I think what separates Lolita from the hysterical reactions that were originally granted it, and why it ultimately became part of the 20th century literary canon is that it was never meant to titillate. ❋ SVGL (2009)

The Charming Betsy canon is not an inviolable rule of general application, but a principle of interpretation that bears on a limited range of cases. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But I have no formal training in canon law, and I offer this as a tentative suggestion rather than a strong stance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But one look at the release dates of each of these films will inform you of my bias: my education in the "old school" anime canon is pitifully lacking. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But in 2003 he did, and the canon is better for it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Part of the reason Klingon episodes tend to shine among the Star Trek canon is that they almost always center around conflict, something that from TNG on they often shied away from (for more of what I think about that, see my ranking of the Star Trek series). ❋ Unknown (2009)

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