A generally accepted principle; a rule. Example: The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.
A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic. Example: the entire Shakespeare canon
A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
A religious law or body of law decreed by the church. Example: We must proceed according to canon law.
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. Example: Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular.
(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. Example: A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon.
A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon. Example: a canon of beef or lamb
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.
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