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Complin :: Complin (n.) The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the last prayer of the day, to be said after sunset..

Canonist :: Canonist (n.) A professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and practice of ecclesiastical law.

School :: School (n.) The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age; as, he was a gentleman of the old school..

Catch :: Catch (n.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the singers catch up each other's words..

Preponderancy :: Preponderancy (n.) The excess of weight of that part of a canon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.

Canonically :: Canonically (adv.) In a canonical manner; according to the canons.

Title :: Title (n.) A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book, specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a law book..

Classicalism :: Classicalism (n.) Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.

Saint :: Saint (n.) One canonized by the church.

Canonic :: Canonic (a.) Alt. of Cannonica.

Chronicle :: Chronicle (n.) The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which immediately follow 2 Kings.

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.

Canon :: Canon (n.) See Carom.

Codex :: Codex (n.) A collection of canons.

Canon Bit :: Canon bit () That part of a bit which is put in a horse's mouth.

Canon :: Canon (n.) The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.

Antilegomena :: Antilegomena (n. pl.) Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not universally received, but which are now considered canonical. These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books are called the Homologoumena..

Tierce :: Tierce (n.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for that hour..

Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Members of certain associations in Modern Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp. of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time, but ceased after a few years..

Canonize :: Canonize (v. t.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was canonized..

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