noun : CANON
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society" ;
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2. (
) a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter ;
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4. (
) a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts ;
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5. (
) a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church ;
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6. (
) a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired ;
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