CANON
\kˈanən], \kˈanən], \k_ˈa_n_ə_n]\
Definitions of CANON
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
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a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
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a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"
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a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
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a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
By Princeton University
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a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
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a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
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a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"
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a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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See Carom.
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A law or rule.
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A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority.
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The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a.
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A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
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A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
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A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation.
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The largest size of type having a specific name; - so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church.
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The part of a bell by which it is suspended; - called also ear and shank.
By Oddity Software
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See Carom.
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A law or rule.
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A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority.
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The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a.
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A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
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A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
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A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation.
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The largest size of type having a specific name; - so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church.
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The part of a bell by which it is suspended; - called also ear and shank.
By Noah Webster.
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A law or rule in general, especially regarding religious doctrines; the books of the Holy Scriptures received as authoritative by the Christian Church.
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A narrow deep passage between hills or mountains. Also, canyon.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A deep gorge or ravine between high and steep banks, worn by water-courses.
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A law or rule, esp. in ecclesiastical matters: the genuine books of Scripture, called the sacred canon: a dignitary of the Church of England: a list of saints canonized: a large kind of type.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A rule or law; standard.
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The books of the Bible that are recognized by the Church as inspired.
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A dignitary of the Church of England.
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A deep gorge or ravine.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [Latin] A low or rule in general;—an ecclesiastical law or rule of doctrine or discipline; a formula;—the genuine books of the Scriptures;—a catalogue of saints;—a continued fugue;—one who possesses a prebend for the performance of divine service in a cathedral church;—the largest size of type;—a double hit in billiards.