Canon synonyms

kăn'ən

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rule
A statute or regulation governing the court process:
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principle
A fundamental truth, law, doctrine, or motivating force, upon which others are based
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criterion
A standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based.
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code
(Programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
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literary canon
Accepted works
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oeuvre
The sum of the lifework of an artist, writer, or composer.
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complete works
Accepted works
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recognized works
Accepted works
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command (related)
Ability to have and use; mastery
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declaration (related)
(Law) A formal statement initiating a lawsuit by specifying the facts and legal grounds for the relief sought; a complaint or petition.
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law (related)
A statute, ordinance, or other rule enacted by a legislature.
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measure (related)
Any standard of valuation, comparison, judgment, etc.; criterion
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bible (related)
Any collection or book of writings sacred to a religion
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literature (related)
The body of written works of a language, period, or culture.
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axiom
An established principle or law of a science, art, etc.
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catalogue
A complete (usually alphabetical) list of items.
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constitution
The word "constitution" comes from a Latin word meaning "an important law" and was generally declared by a Roman emperor, the highest authority in the land.
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decision
Firmness of character or action; determination:
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decree
An official order, edict, or decision, as of a church, government, court, etc.
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doctrine
A statement of official government policy, especially in foreign affairs and military strategy.
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dogma
A doctrine or a corpus of doctrines relating to matters such as morality and faith, set forth in an authoritative manner by a religion.
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edict
The definition of an edict is an order, declaration or command by someone in a position of power or authority.
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list
A considerable number; a long series:
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maxim
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
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model
A hypothetical or stylized representation, as of an atom
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precept
A rule or direction, as in technical matters
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regulation
A governmental order having the force of law.
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standard
An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.
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statute
A law passed by a legislative body and set forth in a formal document
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tenet
A principle, doctrine, or belief held as a truth, as by some group
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institute
An organization founded to promote a cause:
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ordinance
An authoritative command or order.
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prescription
Something that is prescribed; a rule, law, or direction:
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canyon (related)
A long, deep, narrow valley with steep cliff walls, cut into the Earth by running water and often having a stream at the bottom.
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euchology
Euchologion; prayer book
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farse
A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy
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fugato
(Music) A fugal passage in a composition that is not a strict or complete fugue.
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machzor
(Judaism) A prayerbook for the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
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rituale
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rondelet
A metric verse (form), modeled after the rondeau, in two rhymes over seven lines, the first (in four syllables) being repeated as third and refrain (final one), each other line having eight syllables
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rondino
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siddur
A Jewish prayer book for everyday use.
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Canon Sentence Examples

  • He speaks of the canon of logarithms as "a me longo tempore elaboratum."

  • In one sense tt may be said to stand to theological literature in Scotland in something of the same position as that occupied by the Canon Mirificus with respect to the scientific literature, for it is the first published original work relating to theological interpretation, and is quite without a predecessor in its own field.

  • In 1894 he became canon of Westminster.

  • (See Bible: New Testament, Canon.) The title of Catholicus (KaBoXucen) seems to have been used under the Roman empire, though rarely, as the Greek equivalent of consularis and praefectus.

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