canon
Derivation
- Greek: kanon, rule
Article
- A practical law or rule of guidance; a standard, or criterion; a catalog or list of such rules.
- In art, an established rule.
- In biblical usage, the official catalog of inspired writings known as the Old and New Testament See also: Canon of the Holy Scriptures.
- In ecclesiastical usage, a short dogmatic definition, with an anathema attached, made by a general council; a rule of the Church. See also Canon Law.
- The fundamental part of the Mass, coming after the Offertory. See also Canon of the Mass.
- The rules of religious orders and the books comprising these rules.
- The catalog of canonized saints.
- Certain ecclesiastical persons including members of a cathedral or other collegiate chapter.
- In music, a composition consisting of the imitation or repetition of the same melody by one or more voices in turn, in such a manner as to produce harmony.
- In printing, a size of type almost equal to four-line picar 48-point type; it is said to be so called because it was used for printing the Canon of the Mass and church books.
MLA Citation
- “canon”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 February 2022. Web. 2 May 2024. <>