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canon

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can·on 1  (knn)
n.
1. An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.
2. A secular law, rule, or code of law.
3.
a. An established principle: the canons of polite society.
b. A basis for judgment; a standard or criterion.
4. The books of the Bible officially accepted as Holy Scripture.
5.
a. A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field: "the durable canon of American short fiction" (William Styron).
b. The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic: the entire Shakespeare canon.
6. Canon The part of the Mass beginning after the Preface and Sanctus and ending just before the Lord's Prayer.
7. The calendar of saints accepted by the Roman Catholic Church.
8. Music A composition or passage in which a melody is imitated by one or more voices at fixed intervals of pitch and time.

[Middle English canoun, from Old English canon and from Old French, both from Latin cann, rule, from Greek kann, measuring rod, rule.]

can·on 2  (knn)
n.
1. A member of a chapter of priests serving in a cathedral or collegiate church.
2. A member of certain religious communities living under a common rule and bound by vows.

[Middle English canoun, from Norman French canun, from Late Latin cannicus, one living under a rule, from Latin cann, rule; see canon1.]

canon1
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a Church decree enacted to regulate morals or religious practices
2. (often plural) a general rule or standard, as of judgment, morals, etc.
3. (often plural) a principle or accepted criterion applied in a branch of learning or art
4. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church the complete list of the canonized saints
5. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) (RC Church) the prayer in the Mass in which the Host is consecrated
6. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a list of writings, esp sacred writings, officially recognized as genuine
7. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of music in which an extended melody in one part is imitated successively in one or more other parts See also round [31] catch [33]
8. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a list of the works of an author that are accepted as authentic
9. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (formerly) a size of printer's type equal to 48 point
[Old English, from Latin, from Greek kanōn rule, rod for measuring, standard; related to kanna reed, cane1]

canon2
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) one of several priests on the permanent staff of a cathedral, who are responsible for organizing services, maintaining the fabric, etc.
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) RC Church Also called canon regular a member of either of two religious orders, the Augustinian or Premonstratensian Canons, living communally as monks but performing clerical duties
[from Anglo-French canunie, from Late Latin canonicus one living under a rule, from canon1]

Canon a collection of rules or laws; a set of mathematical tables; a collection or list of books of the Bible accepted as genuine and inspired; any set of sacred books; a piece of music with different parts taking up the same subject successively in strict imitation. See also code.
Examples: canon of laws; of mathematical tables; of monastic rules; of rules; of saints.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.canon - 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"
prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action
2.canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
prebendary - a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
3.canon - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon
North America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama
ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
4.canon - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon - a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries)
5.canon - a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
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
sacred scripture, scripture - any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group

canon
noun
1. rule, standard, principle, regulation, formula, criterion, dictate, statute, yardstick, precept These measures offended all the accepted canons of political economy.
2. list, index, catalogue, syllabus, roll the body of work which constitutes the canon of English literature as taught in schools
Translations
canon [ˈkænən]
A. N
1. (Rel etc) (= decree) → canon m; (= rule, norm) → canon m, norma f
2. (= priest) → canónigo m
3. (Mus) → canon m
4. (Literat) [of single author] → bibliografía f autorizada, catálogo m autorizado de obras; (more broadly) → corpus m inv
B. CPD canon law N (Rel) → derecho m canónico

canon [ˈkænən] n
(= clergyman) → chanoine m
(= standard) [taste, logic, beauty] → canon m

canon1
n (all senses) → Kanon m

canon2
n (= priest)Kanoniker m, → Kanonikus m

canon [ˈkænən] n
a. (clergyman) → canonico
b. (principle) → canone m

canon [ˈkænən] n
a. (clergyman) → canonico
b. (principle) → canone m

canon
n canon [ˈkӕnən]
1 a rule (especially of the church). kerkreël شَرْع، قانون كَنَسي канон církevní zákon rettesnor; regel die Regel, der Kanon εκκλησιαστικός κανόνας canon kaanon قانون sääntö, kaanon canon כִתְבֵי קוֹדֶש धर्मसूत्र pravilo kánon aturan (kirkju)lög canone 戒律 교회법 kanonas kanons kanun canon (kirke)lov kanon cânone canon канон (cirkevný) predpis, nariadenie kanon kanon [] påbud หลักการ kilise kanunu/nizamı; Hristiyan şeriatı 教規 канон شریعت ، دینی قانون quy tắc
2 a clergyman belonging to a cathedral. domheer, kanunnik كاهِنٌ في كاتدرائيه каноник kanovník kannik der Domherr εφημέριος μητροπολιτικού ναού canónigo kanoonik کشیش kaniikki chanoine clergyman किसी कैथेडरल से जुड़ा कोई धर्मगुरू kanon kanonok pastor kanúki; meðlimur í rómversk-kaþólskri prestareglu canonico 聖堂参事会員 수사 신부 kanauninkas kanoniķis paderi kanunnik kannik kanonik cónego ca­no­­nic каноник kanonik kanonik sveštenik kanik, domkyrkopräst ผู้ที่เป็นสมาชิกองค์กรทางศาสนา katedral papazı (天主教)大教堂教士 канонік بڑے گرجے کا چھوٹا پادری giáo sĩ
3 a list of saints. kanon قائِمَةٌ بأسْماء القِدّيسين списък от светци seznam světců liste over helgener das Heiligenverzeichnis αγιολόγιο canon kaanon فهرستی از کتب مقدس kaanon, pyhimysluettelo canon רְשִימַת קְדוֹשִים संतों की एक सूची kanon szentek daftar para kudus dÿrlingaskrá canone 聖者録 성인(聖人) 명부 kanonas svēto saraksts senarai canon liste over helgener poczet cânone canon канонник zoznam svätcov seznam svetnikov kanonik kanon, helgonförteckning นักบุญ azizler listesi 天主教中的聖徒名單 святці عیسائی اولیاء کی فہرست danh mục các tên thánh
4 a musical composition in which one part enters after another in imitation. kanon إتْباعٌ موسيقي муз. канон kánon kanon der Kanon κανόνας (μουσ.) canon kaanon متداخل؛ همپوش kaanon canon קָנוֹן एक तरह की संगीत रचना kanon kánon kanon keðjusöngur canone カノン (음악) 카논 kanonas kanons karya beurtzang kanon, kjedesang kanon cânone canon канон kánon kanon kanon kanon ท่อนเพลง melodi tekrarı 輪唱曲 канон موسیقی کی مخصوص دھن luân khúc
5 all the writings of an author that are accepted as genuine the Shakespeare canon. kanon كُتُبٌ مُعْتَرَفٌ بِحَقيقَتِها произведения на даден автор kánon kanon der Kanon το σύνολο των αυθεντικών κειμένων ενός συγγραφέα obra básica, clásico, canon آثار اصیل canon כְתָבִים किसी लेखक की वे तमाम लेखन जिन्हें असली के रूप में स्वीकार किया गया हो kanon kánon karya asli canone (ある作家の)真作 정경 autentiški raštai kanons karya asli lijst van authentieke geschriften klassikerne, den litterære kanon dorobek канон kánon opus opus lista över en klassikers autentiska verk งานเขียนของนักประพันธ์ edebî yapılar, kitaplar dizini 作家的原著 список творів якого автора مصنف کی مصدقہ یا مستند تحریر danh sách tác phẩm của một tác giả
adj caˈnonical [-ˈno-]
kanoniek مُطابِقٌ للشَّرع الكَنَسي правоврен kanonický, kněžský kanonisk; kirkeretsligt vorschriftsmäßig κανονικός canónico kanooniline شرعی؛ مورد قبول kanoninen canonique קָנוֹנִי धर्मनियमानुकूल kanonski kánoni secara kanon í samræmi við kirkjurétt canonico 教会法の 교회법상의, 정경으로 인정된, 권위로 인정된 kanoninis, kanonizuotas kanonisks menurut hukum kanun canonisch kanonisk, kirkerettslig kanoniczny canónico canonic канонический kanonický kanonski kanonski kanonisk ซึ่งเป็นที่ยอมรับ kutsal olanlara ait 按照教規的 канонічний عیسائی اولیاء کی فہرست کے مطابق quy tắc chuẩn
v canonize, ˈcanonise
to place in the list of saints Joan of Arc was canonized in 1920. kanoniseer, heilig verklaar يُعْلِنُ قُدْسِيَّةِ الشَّخًش بَعْدَ وفاتِهِ канонизирам prohlásit za svatého, vysvětit kanonisere; erklære for helgen heiligsprechen ανακηρύσσω κπ. άγιο canonizar kanoniseerima جزو مقدسات قرار دادن؛ مقدس اعلام کردن julistaa pyhimykseksi canoniser לִכְלֹל בְּרְשִימַת קְדוֹשִים संत घोषित करना kanonizirati szentté avat dikuduskan taka í dÿrlingatölu canonizzare 聖人の列に加える (~을) 시성으로 인정하다 kanonizuoti, paskelbti šventuoju kanonizēt; pasludināt par svētu senarai wali heilig verklaren erklære for helgen, kanonisere kanonizować canonizar a canoniza канонизировать kanonizovať razglasiti za svetnika kanonizovati kanonisera, helgonförklara ประกาศอย่างเป็นทางการว่าเป็นนักบุญ kilise yasasına göre 封為聖徒 канонізувати عیسائی اولیاء کی فہرست میں شامل کرنا phong thánh
n canoniˈzation, ˌcanoniˈsation
kanonisering, heiligverklaring إعْلانِ قُدْسِيَّةِ الشَّخْصِ بَعْدَ وَفاتِهِ канонизиране prohlášení za svatého kanonisering; helgenkåring die Heiligsprechung αγιοποίηση canonización kanoniseerimine مقدس سازی pyhimykseksi julistaminen canonisation קִידוּש संत घोषित करने की प्रक्रिया kanonizacija szenttéavatás kanonisasi upptaka í dÿrlingatölu canonizzazione 列聖 (式) 시성(諡聖) kanonizacija kanonizācija pengkanunan heiligverklaring kanonisering kanonizacja canonização canoni­zare канонизация vyhlásenie za svätého kanonizacija kanonizacija kanonisering, helgonförklaring การประกาศอย่างเป็นทางการว่าเป็นนักบุญ azizleştirmek, azizlik payesi vermek 贈予圣徒之稱號 канонізація شریعت میں شامل کرنے کا عمل sự phong thánh


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There were five covers laid, three for the Count and Countess and their little daughter; my own, which should have been HIS; and another for the canon of Saint-Denis, who said grace, and then asked:
For my second place of concealment I chose what seemed in the darkness a narrow canon leading through a range of rocky hills.
Steadily it ascended toward the mountains, into which they filed through a narrow canon close to noon.
 
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