A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.
A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called a cannon.
Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.
The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
A generally accepted principle; a rule.
A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
An ancient or medieval collection of models for official writings.
A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to be followed, especially in religious belief.
A pharmacopoeia or list of available drugs, particularly prescription drugs
A list of drugs, created by health insurers, hospitals, or prescription drug plans, that defines how costs for any drug are shared between patient and health care provider, typically broken down by tiers such as preferred generics with lowest copay, or preferred brand with higher copay, or non-preferred brand and not covered tiers with the highest cost to the patient.
A collection of formulas in sciences and mathematics.
Stated; prescribed; ritual.