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- Dictionarycanon/ˈkanən/
noun
- 1. a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged: "the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity" Similar
- 2. a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine: "the biblical canon"
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: a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works. the canon of great literature.
a piece of music, or a way of singing or chanting in which one voice sings a part and then other voices sing the same part one at a time in a way that is slightly different: The phrases are chanted in canon by the monks as a form of meditation. The music teacher taught the class to sing in a canon.
A canon is a group of works that contributes to the advancement of a field of study or to an artistic period. Shakespeare ’s plays and poetry are considered a part of the canon of English literature, for example.
noun. 1. 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. Roman Catholic Church. the complete list of the canonized saints. 5.
[countable, usually singular] a list of the books or other works that are generally accepted as the real work of a particular writer or as being important. the Shakespeare canon. ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a central book in the canon of English literature.
CANON meaning: 1 : an accepted rule or guide about how people should behave or about how something should be done; 2 : a group of books, poems, plays, etc., that are traditionally considered to be very important.
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.
noun. the collection of works by a writer or artist that are considered to be authentic. see more. noun. 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”. see more.
What does the word canon mean? There are 24 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word canon, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. canon has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
From Old French canon, from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanón, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kanna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”)).
