canon
noun
[ ˈkanən ]
• a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged.
• "the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity"
Similar:
principle,
rule,
law,
tenet,
precept,
formula,
standard,
convention,
norm,
pattern,
model,
exemplar,
criterion,
measure,
yardstick,
benchmark,
test,
• a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine.
• "the biblical canon"
• (in the Roman Catholic Church) the part of the Mass containing the words of consecration.
• a piece in which the same melody is begun in different parts successively, so that the imitations overlap.
• "the very simple rhythmic structure of this double canon"
Origin:
Old English: from Latin, from Greek kanōn ‘rule’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French canon .
canon
noun
• a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral, especially one who is a member of the chapter.
• "he was appointed canon of Christ Church, Oxford"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘canon regular’): from Old French canonie, from Latin canonicus ‘according to rule’ (see canonic). The other sense dates from the mid 16th century.
cañon
noun
• archaic spelling of canyon.
