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 group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
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.
The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.