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canon

English

  1. 🔊 a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
  2. 🔊 a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
  3. 🔊 a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
    “the neoclassical canon”
  4. 🔊 a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
  5. 🔊 a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
  6. 🔊 a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

Similar words

canyon agnus dei alleluia anamnesis blessing collect communion consecration credo dismissal epistle fraction gloria gospel gradual introit kyrie kyrie eleison last gospel lavabo offertory paternoster pax post-communion