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'''Canon''' from Greek ''kanon'' "rule" (perhaps originally from ''kanna'' "reed", cognate to '']'') is used in various meanings. The pertaining adjective is ''''']'''''.
'''Canon''' or '''Canons''' may refer to:
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== Arts and entertainment ==


* ], the material accepted as officially written by an author or an ascribed author
Uses of "canon" '''related to the primary meaning''' above include:
* ], an accepted body of works considered as high culture
*In '''Christian theological''' or '''ecclesiastical contexts''':
** ], the body of high culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that is highly valued in the West
** ], all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council, most notably found in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion of churches
* ], a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art
*** ], the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church specifically
* ], a type of composition
*** A specific body of such laws on a given subject, e.g. ]
** ], a type of ] hymn. * ], a type of hymn used in Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
* ], a 2007 album by Ani DiFranco
** the canon of saints, see ].
* ], a 1964 Canadian animated short
** ], a Christian priest who belongs to one of certain ]s, from Latin ''canonicus''.
* ], an online browser-based strategy war game
** ], the name in the Roman Missal for the prayer of consecration in the mass
* ], by Nikki
** another term for the ] containing certain eucharistic prayers
* ]
* ], a 2007 science book by Natalie Angier
* ], concerning film
* ], an indie band


== Brands and enterprises ==
*In '''Muslim theological and secular''' context:
* ], a Japanese imaging and optical products corporation
** ]
* ], a number of wineries
* ], a media company headquartered in Los Angeles


==People==
*In '''literature''':
** '''Canon''', a fixed collection of texts, such as: * ] (born Aaron McCain, 1989)
* ] (1860–1938), Filipino revolutionary general, poet, inventor, engineer, musician and chess player
*** ]
* ], stage name of Leanne Greyerbiehl, a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter
*** ]
*** ]
*** the Hindu canon of ] texts
*** ], the Buddhist canon
*** the ]
*** the Confucian canon of ]
*** ], a body of works that are considered to be "genuine" or "official" within a certain fictional universe.
*In '''musicology''':
** ], a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations; e.g. ]'s '']''


==Places==
* ], United States
* ], London, United Kingdom
* ], a street in Westminster, London
* ], United States
* ], on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada
* ], an island in Northern Ireland


== Religion ==
Other uses of "canon", with entirely separate origins include:
* {{slink|Religious text#Authority of religious texts}}: some religious texts are accepted or categorized as canonical, some non-canonical, and others extracanonical, semi-canonical, deutero-canonical, pre-canonical or post-canonical
* ], a stringed instrument also spelled as '''canon'''
** ], a set of texts regarded by a Christian or Jewish community as part of the Bible
* ], a Japanese corporation that specialises in imaging and optical products, named after ]
*], the whole judicial system in Christian churches
* '''Canons''' was a country estate outside of ], named after the ], where the current ] is located
** ], a law or ordinance promulgated by a synod, ecumenical council, or individual bishop (within the canon law system of that Church).
* ] - the large tubular firearm (obsolete spelling, ultimately also cognate to ''cane'')
* ], a title of certain Christian priests
** ], a priest who lives in community under a rule
* ], a kind of hymn in Eastern Orthodox Christianity
* ], scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism (these include the ''Sutta Pitaka'', the ''Vinaya Pitaka'' and the ''Abhidhamma Pitaka'')


==See also== == Other uses ==
* ], an accepted body of rules
*]
* Canon, in ], one or more hanging loops cast integrally with the crown
*]
* '']'', a 1025 CE medical encyclopedia by Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna)
* ], a Cameroonian association football club based in the capital city of Yaoundé
* ], Edgware, Greater London


== See also ==
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* ], a region in the Ancient Near East
* ]
* ], standard or referential form; includes many examples of canons
* ], the act of a pope's declaring a deceased person a saint
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]


{{disambiguation|geo|surname}}
Canon is the name of a small City in Northeast Georgia (USA).

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Latest revision as of 17:56, 8 June 2024

Not to be confused with Cannon or Cañon.

Canon or Canons may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Brands and enterprises

People

  • Canon (rapper) (born Aaron McCain, 1989)
  • Fernando Canon (1860–1938), Filipino revolutionary general, poet, inventor, engineer, musician and chess player
  • Lou Canon, stage name of Leanne Greyerbiehl, a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter

Places

Religion

  • Religious text § Authority of religious texts: some religious texts are accepted or categorized as canonical, some non-canonical, and others extracanonical, semi-canonical, deutero-canonical, pre-canonical or post-canonical
    • Biblical canon, a set of texts regarded by a Christian or Jewish community as part of the Bible
  • Canon law, the whole judicial system in Christian churches
    • Canon (canon law), a law or ordinance promulgated by a synod, ecumenical council, or individual bishop (within the canon law system of that Church).
  • Canon (clergy), a title of certain Christian priests
  • Canon (hymnography), a kind of hymn in Eastern Orthodox Christianity
  • Pāli Canon, scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism (these include the Sutta Pitaka, the Vinaya Pitaka and the Abhidhamma Pitaka)

Other uses

See also

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