canon

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈkæn.ən/
Noun
18 definition(s)
1 Definition

A generally accepted principle; a rule.

Example Sentences
  • The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.
2 Definition

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

3 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • the entire Shakespeare canon
4 Definition

A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.

5 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • We must proceed according to canon law.
6 Definition

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

7 Definition

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

8 Definition

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

9 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular.
10 Definition

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

11 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon.
12 Definition

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

Example Sentences
  • a canon of beef or lamb
13 Definition

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

14 Definition

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

15 Definition

A carom.

16 Definition

A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.

17 Definition

A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.

18 Definition

A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges.