| Noun | 1. | canon - a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society" | |
| 2. | canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapterprebendary - a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders | |
| 3. | canon - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfallNorth America - a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) | |
| 4. | canon - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts | |
| 5. | canon - a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Churchlist, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics) | |
| 6. | canon - a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired | |