canon

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noun

1. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy (Freq. 5)
- the neoclassical canon
- canons of polite society
• Derivationally related forms:
canonist
• Hypernyms:
rule, prescript
2. a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
• Hypernyms:
priest
• Hyponyms:
prebendary
3. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
• Syn:
canyon
• Regions:
North America
• Hypernyms:
ravine
• Part Meronyms:
canyonside
4. a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
• Hypernyms:
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
• Hyponyms:
enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon
5. a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
• Derivationally related forms:
canonize, canonise
• Hypernyms:
list, listing
6. a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
• Derivationally related forms:
canonic, canonical, canonist
• Hypernyms:
scripture, sacred scripture