canon
English Thesaurus
1. a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | sacred scripture, scripture, |
| definition | : | any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group (noun.communication) |
2. a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church (noun.communication)
3. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy (noun.communication)
4. a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music, |
| definition | : | a musical work that has been created (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon, |
| definition | : | a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the 15th and 16th centuries) (noun.communication) |
5. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | ravine, |
| definition | : | a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) (noun.object) |
| part holonym | : | canyonside, |
| definition | : | the steeply sloping side of a canyon (noun.object) |
| domain region | : | north america, |
| definition | : | a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama (noun.object) |
6. a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | priest, |
| definition | : | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | prebendary, |
| definition | : | a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church (noun.person) |
7. a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | canonist, |
| definition | : | a specialist in canon law (noun.person) |
8. a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church (noun.communication)
9. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | canonist, |
| definition | : | a specialist in canon law (noun.person) |
10. a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | canonist, |
| definition | : | a specialist in canon law (noun.person) |
11. a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church (noun.communication)
12. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | canonist, |
| definition | : | a specialist in canon law (noun.person) |
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