Definition of canon

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Canon (n.) The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a..

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Cannon :: Cannon (n.) A kind of type. See Canon.
Preface :: Preface (n.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of the Mass.
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..
Canonistic :: Canonistic (a.) Of or pertaining to a canonist.
Canonic :: Canonic (a.) Alt. of Cannonica.
Cannonical :: Cannonical (a.) Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to a , canon or canons..
Canon :: Canon (n.) See Carom.
Cannon Bone :: Cannon bone () See Canon Bone.
Purgation :: Purgation (n.) The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one was publicly suspected and accused. It was either canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat. See Ordeal..
Maccabees :: Maccabees (n. pl.) The name of two ancient historical books, which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint..
Codex :: Codex (n.) A collection of canons.
Canon :: Canon (n.) The largest size of type having a specific name; -- so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church.
Homologoumena :: Homologoumena (n. pl.) Those books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church; -- distinguished from antilegomena.
Canonicate :: Canonicate (n.) The office of a canon; a canonry.
Reservation :: Reservation (n.) A term of canon law, which signifies that the pope reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices..
Clementine :: Clementine (a.) Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement V. and his compilations of canon law..
Classicalism :: Classicalism (n.) Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the classical canons of art.
Apocryphal :: Apocryphal (a.) Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.
Revelation :: Revelation (n.) Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon, containing the prophecies of St. John; the Apocalypse..
Canon :: Canon (n.) In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order..
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