canon

Definitions of canon in various dictionaries:

noun - a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy

noun - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

noun - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

noun - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

noun - a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

noun - a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired

An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.

A secular law, rule, or code of law.

An established principle: the canons of polite society.

A basis for judgment; a standard or criterion.

The books of the Bible officially accepted as Holy Scripture.

The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic: the entire Sherlock Holmes canon.

The calendar of saints accepted by the Roman Catholic Church.

A composition or passage in which the same melody is repeated by one or more voices, overlapping in time in the same or a related key.

A member of a chapter of priests serving in a cathedral or collegiate church.

A member of certain religious communities living under a common rule and bound by vows.

adj - a law decreed by a church council [n -S] : CANONIC