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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•on1 /ˈkænən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona rule or law of a church established by authority.
- a principle or standard of behavior: You have gone past the canons of good behavior.
- Religionan officially recognized set of sacred or authentic writings in a field.
can•on2 /ˈkænən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona member of a church assigned to a cathedral.
ca•ñon /ˈkænyən/USA pronunciation n. - Geologycanyon.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•yon /ˈkænyən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Geology, Geography, Place Namesa deep valley with steep sides.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•on1 (kan′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Religionan ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Religionthe body of ecclesiastical law.
- the body of rules, principles, or standards accepted as axiomatic and universally binding in a field of study or art:the neoclassical canon.
- a fundamental principle or general rule:the canons of good behavior.
- a standard;
criterion:the canons of taste. - Religionthe books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired.
- Religionany officially recognized set of sacred books.
- any comprehensive list of books within a field.
- the works of an author that have been accepted as authentic:There are 37 plays in the Shakespeare canon.Cf. apocrypha (def. 3).
- Religiona catalog or list, as of the saints acknowledged by the Church.
- Religion[Liturgy.]the part of the Mass between the Sanctus and the Communion.
- Religion[Eastern Ch.]a liturgical sequence sung at matins, usually consisting of nine odes arranged in a fixed pattern.
- Music and Danceconsistent, note-for-note imitation of one melodic line by another, in which the second line starts after the first.
- [Print.]a 48-point type.
- Greek kanó̄n measuring rod, rule, akin to kánna cane
- Latin
- Middle English, Old English bef. 900
can′on•like′, adj. - 3, 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See principle.
can•on2 (kan′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Religionone of a body of dignitaries or prebendaries attached to a cathedral or a collegiate church;
a member of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church. - Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]one of the members (canons regular)of certain religious orders.
- Greek kanōnikós. See canon1, -ic
- Medieval Latin canōnicus, Latin: of or under rule
- 1150–1200; Middle English; back formation from Old English canōnic (one) under rule
ca•ñon (kan′yən),USA pronunciation n. - Geologycanyon.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•yon (kan′yən),USA pronunciation n. - Geology, Geography, Place Namesa deep valley with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
Also, cañon. - Latin canna cane) + -on augmentative suffix
- American Spanish, Spanish cañón a long tube, a hollow, equivalent. to cañ(a) tube (
- 1835–45, American.
gorge, gully, ravine, pass, gap, arroyo, coulee. Can•yon (kan′yən),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa town in N Texas. 10,724.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: canon /ˈkænən/ n - a Church decree enacted to regulate morals or religious practices
- (often plural) a general rule or standard, as of judgment, morals, etc
- (often plural) a principle or accepted criterion applied in a branch of learning or art
- the complete list of the canonized saints
- the prayer in the Mass in which the Host is consecrated
- a list of writings, esp sacred writings, officially recognized as genuine
- a piece of music in which an extended melody in one part is imitated successively in one or more other parts
See also round, catch - a list of the works of an author that are accepted as authentic
- (formerly) a size of printer's type equal to 48 point
Etymology: Old English, from Latin, from Greek kanōn rule, rod for measuring, standard; related to kanna reed, cane1 canon /ˈkænən/ n - one of several priests on the permanent staff of a cathedral, who are responsible for organizing services, maintaining the fabric, etc
- Also called: canon regular a member of either of two religious orders, the Augustinian or Premonstratensian Canons, living communally as monks but performing clerical duties
Etymology: 13th Century: from Anglo-French canunie, from Late Latin canonicus one living under a rule, from canon1 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: canyon, cañon /ˈkænjən/ n - a gorge or ravine, esp in North America, usually formed by the down-cutting of a river in a dry area where there is insufficient rainfall to erode the sides of the valley
Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish cañón, from caña tube, from Latin canna cane |