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Canon from Greek kanon "rule" (perhaps originally from kanna "reed", cognate to cane) is used in various meanings. The pertaining adjective is canonical. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
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Canonical is an adjective derived from canon. ...
"Canon" has many uses. Most given here are derived from the primary meaning above, but some are unrelated.
Business
- Canon Inc., a Japanese corporation that specializes in imaging and optical products including consumer photographic cameras. (See the article for the origins of the name).
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Literature In literature, canon refers to a fixed collection of texts, such as: The Western canon is a canon of books and art (and specifically one with very loose boundaries) that has allegedly been highly influential in shaping Western culture. ...
Chinese classic texts or Chinese canonical texts are the classical literature in Chinese culture that are considered to be the best or the most valuable. ...
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Film - Film canon is the limited number of masterpieces by which all other films are judged.
Canon means “rule,†as in measuring stick; so a film canon would be the limited group of movies that serve as the measuring stick for the highest quality in the genre of film. ...
Music - Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations; e.g. Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D Major.
- Kanun (Instrument), a stringed instrument also spelled as canon.
In music, a canon is a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e. ...
Typical Turkish kanun with 79-tone mandal configuration by Ozan Yarman The qanún or kanun (Arabic qânûn, from Greek κανων measuring rod; rule akin to καννα cane) is a string instrument found in Near Eastern traditional music based on Maqamat. ...
Religion
Christian theological or ecclesiastical contexts - Biblical canon - a list published by a religious authority of those books of the Bible that are considered inspired by God.
- Taoist canon
- Canon law, all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council, most notably found in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion of churches.
- Canon law (Catholic Church), the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church specifically.
- A specific body of such laws on a given subject, e.g. penitential canons.
- Canon (hymnography), a type of Eastern Orthodox hymn.
- The canon of saints, see Canonization.
- Canon (priest), a Christian priest who belongs to one of certain chapters, from Latin canonicus.
- Canons Regular, a religious order of men who are usually priests who live in community.
- Canon of the Mass, the name in the Roman Missal for the prayer of consecration in the mass.
- another term for the altar cards containing certain eucharistic prayers.
A biblical canon is an exclusive list of books written during the formative period of the Jewish or Christian faiths; the leaders of these communities believed these books to be inspired by God or to express the authoritative history of the relationship between God and his people (although there may...
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This article discusses the term God in the context of monotheism and henotheism. ...
The Taoist Canon (Chinese é“è—, pinyin DÃ o ZÃ ng), is a voluminous collection of Taoist writings, containing well over a thousand texts. ...
Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box: Canon law is the term used for...
Canon Law is the ecclesiastical law of the Roman Catholic Church. ...
Penitential Canons are religious rules laid down by councils or bishops concerning the penances to be done for various sins. ...
A canon is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services. ...
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Canons, Bruges A Canon of the Seminary, Sint Niklaas, Flanders. ...
Canons regular are members to certain bodies of Canons (priests) living under a rule. ...
This article incorporates text from the public domain Catholic Encyclopedia Canon of the Mass (Canon Missæ, Canon Actionis) is the name used in the Roman Missal of the Tridentine period for the part of the Mass that began after the Sanctus with the words Te igitur. ...
A center altar card, containing the words of Consecration and other prayers Altar cards are three cards placed on the altar during the Tridentine Mass. ...
Other religions The qanún is a musical string instrument used in Middle-Eastern music. ...
Shruti (Sanskrit शà¥à¤°à¥à¤¤à¤¿, what is heard) is a canon of Hindu scriptures. ...
The Tripitaka (Sanskrit तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤ªà¤¿à¤Ÿà¤•, lit. ...
Other uses - Canons was a country estate outside of London, named after the Duke of Chandos, where the current Canons Park is located.
- cannon - the large tubular firearm (obsolete spelling canon, ultimately also cognate to cane).
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James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1673 - 9 August 1744) had been member of parliament for Hereford from 1698 to 1714, and, three days after his fathers death, was created Viscount Wilton and earl of Carnarvon. ...
Canons Park is a suburb of London largely built on the site of Canons a country estate built by James Brydges, who was the first Duke of Chandos. ...
Not to be confused with Canon. ...
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