Definitions
1.NounA generally accepted principle; a rule."The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.; the Canon of Polykleitos"
2.NounA formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art."the Canon of Polykleitos"
3.NounA group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
4.NounThe works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic."the entire Shakespearean canon"
5.NounA eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
6.NounA religious law or body of law decreed by the church."We must proceed according to canon law."
7.NounA catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
8.NounIn monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
9.NounA piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round."Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular."
10.NounA rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
11.NounThe officially recognized continuity, events, characters, relationships, etc. of a work of fiction."A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon."
12.NounAlternative form of cannon (“rolled and filleted loin of meat”)."a canon of beef or lamb"
13.NounA large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.
14.NounThe part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
15.NounA type of clergymember serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
16.NounA canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
17.AdjectiveClipping of canonical."The franchise's book spinoff is usually not considered canon."
18.NounAlternative spelling of qanun.
19.NounAlternative spelling of cannon (“weapon”).
20.NounAlternative spelling of cannon (“a carom in billiards”).
21.NounObsolete spelling of canyon.