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Canon

noun

1 canon

A rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy.

Roget 963: legality; legitimacy, legitimateness.    legislature; law, code, corpus juris [Lat.], constitution, pandect, charter, enactment, statute, rule; canon ... show more

Roget 996: clergy, clericals, ministry, priesthood, presbytery, the cloth, the desk.    clergyman, divine, ecclesiastic, churchman, priest, presbyter, hierophant, ... show more

Roget 415: music; concert; strain, tune, air; melody etc. 413; aria, arietta; piece of music [Fr.], work, number, opus; ... show more

Roget 198: interval, interspace; separation etc. 44; break, gap, opening; hole etc. 260; chasm, hiatus, caesura; ... show more

Roget 697: precept, direction, instruction, charge; prescript, prescription; recipe, receipt; golden rule; maxim etc. 496.    rule, canon, ... show more

Polish: kanon

2 canon

A priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter.

Dutch: kanunnik, oeuvre, canon
Polish: kanonik

3 canon

A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall.

synonym: canyon.

Dutch: kloof
Polish: kanion

4 canon

A contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts.

Dutch: canon
Polish: kanon

5 canon

A complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church.

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.

Dutch: canon
Polish: kanon


Moby thesaurus: Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Blessing, Collect, Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria, Gospel, Gradual, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo, Offertory ... show more.

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