Canon

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Canon may mean:

In religion:

  • Canon law, all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council of the Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches
  • Canon (priest), a form of Christian priest
  • Canon, a collection of texts accepted by a religious community as authoritative or divinely inspired, such as:

Other uses:

  • Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations
  • Canon is another word for the Mediæval psaltery, a stringed instrument
  • Canon (fiction), the body of works that are considered to be "genuine" or "official" within a certain fictional universe
  • Canon Inc., a Japanese corporation that specialises in imaging and optical products.
  • Literary canon, a body of literature which is widely considered to define a certain civilization, such as:
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