Canon - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkænən|
Brit.
|ˈkænən|
noun
- a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
- a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall (syn: canyon)
- a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
- a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
- a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
the neoclassical canon
canons of polite society
- a priest who is a member of a cathedral chaptercanons of polite society
- a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall (syn: canyon)
- a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
- a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
- a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
Extra examples
Mapplethorpe's pictures offended the canons of American good taste.
A priest is expressly forbidden by the canons to enter a public inn.
Word forms
noun
singular: canon
plural: canons
singular: canon
plural: canons
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