canonnoun
uk/ˈkæn.ən/us/ˈkæn.ən/canon noun (PRIEST)
[ C ] mainly UK a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral
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Religious leaders & officials
- archbishop
- archbishopric
- archdeacon
- ayatollah
- bishop
- clerical
- confessor
- curacy
- curate
- deacon
- ministry
- muezzin
- mullah
- padre
- papal
- primate
- rabbi
- rector
- sexton
- swami
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canon noun (STANDARD)
[ C usually plural ] formal or specialized religion a rule, principle, or law, especially in the Christian Church
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Rules & laws
- black codes
- bylaw
- case law
- code of practice
- common law
- cyberlaw
- dead letter
- diktat
- dos
- edict
- equal protection
- international law
- leash law
- licensing laws
- mandatory
- red tape
- retroactive
- rule
- statute
- statutory
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Religious beliefs & atheistic beliefs
canon noun (WRITINGS)
[ C usually singular ] specialized literature all the writings or other works known to be by a particular person:
the Shakespearean canon
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Literature
- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- hero
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
- limerick
- poetry
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- stylistics
- tragicomedy
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canonical
adjective uk/kəˈnɒn.ɪ.kəl/us/kəˈnɑː.nɪ.kəl/