1. A rule, or especially a body of rules, or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
   "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"
    
2. A collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
   "Scholars debated which texts should be included in the biblical canon"
    
3. A complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
   "The newly canonized saint was added to the official canon"
    
4. A contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
   "Pachelbel's Canon in D is a famous example of this musical form"
    
5. A priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
   "The canon led the morning prayers at the cathedral"
    
6. [informal] (fandom) elements officially part of the established storyline or universe of a fictional work
   "The relationship became canon when the characters kissed in the season finale"

1. A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
   "The Grand cañon was carved by the Colorado River";
   - canyon

Sounds like: cannon

Derived forms: cañons, canons

Type of: composition, list, listing, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music, prescript, priest, ravine, rule, sacred scripture, scripture

Encyclopedia: Canon, Georgia