Canon

Meaning

Noun

●

A

; a rule.

a

set of

for a particular

of

art.

●

A group of

that are

as

a field.

●

The

of a

that have been

as authentic.

●

A

,

the Roman Canon.

●

A

law or body of law

by the church.

●

A

of

and

in the Roman Catholic Church.

●

In

, a

the

of a

order.

●

A

of

in which the same

is

by different

, but

at different

; a round.

●

A

or

at some

time,

, e.g;

frumentarius

●

Those

, especially including

, which are considered part of the main

a given

universe.

●

In Cooking:

A

and

of

; also called a cannon.

●

In Printing:

A large

of type formerly used for

the

,

as 48-point.

●

The part of a

by which it is

; the

or

of a

.

●

A

a

or

church.

●

A

, a

of any of several Roman Catholic

orders.

●

Alternative

of qanun

●

Alternative

of

(“weapon”)

●

Alternative

of

(“a

in billiards”)

●

In Christianity:

Alternative letter-case form of

: a

of a chapter.

●

In Christianity:

Title for a canon.

Adj

●

Clipping of canonical.

Name

●

A surname.

●

The Canon of the Mass.

Sourced from

Origin

canon

English

canon

Latin

κανών

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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