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1. canon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy.
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Etymology
- canon (Latin)
- κανών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Canon
- vuncannon
- voncannon
- vanlanen
- montanan
- kincannon
- fincannon
- cunanan
- concannon
- buchanon
- buchannan
- buchanan
- mcgannon
- mccannon
- bohannan
- atlantan
- obannon
- o'bannon
- grannan
- branon
- brannon
- brannen
- brannan
- yannone
- tannen
- tanen
- shannon
- mannon
- mannen
- lannon
- lannen
How do you pronounce canon?
Pronounce canon as ˈkænən.
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Sentences with canon
1. Noun, singular or mass
Egyptian art had always been stylized, with a ritualistic canon of proportion used to depict humans.
Quotes about canon
1. Art is not the application of a canon of beauty but what the instinct and the brain can conceive beyond any canon. When we love a woman we don't start measuring her limbs.
- Pablo Picasso
2. canon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall.
Etymology
- canon (Latin)
- κανών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. canon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired.
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Etymology
- canon (Latin)
- κανών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
4. canon
noun. ['ˈkænən'] a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church.
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Etymology
- canon (Latin)
- κανών (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
