Canon
Canon
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Canon may mean:
In religion:
- Canon law, all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council of the Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches
- Canon (priest), a form of Christian priest
- Canon, a collection of texts accepted by a religious community as authoritative or divinely inspired, such as:
- Biblical canon
- Taoist canon
- Tripitaka
Other uses:
- Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations
- Canon is another word for the Mediæval Psaltery, a stringed instrument
- Canon (fiction), the body of works that are considered to be "genuine" or "official" within a certain fictional universe. In many instances, it's mistaken for 'cannon', which has of course an entirely different meaning.
- Canon Inc., a Japanese corporation that specialises in imaging and optical products.
- Literary canon, a body of literature which is widely considered to define a certain civilization, such as:
- Western canon
- Chinese classic texts