Definitions
1.nounA generally accepted principle; a rule."The trial must proceed according to the canons of law."
2.nounA group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
3.nounThe works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic."the entire Shakespeare canon"
4.nounA eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
5.nounA religious law or body of law decreed by the church."We must proceed according to canon law."
6.nounA catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
7.nounIn monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
8.nounA member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
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.noun(Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
11.nounThose sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe."A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon."
12.nounA rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon."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 carom.