- 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"
--1 is a kind of rule, prescript
- canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
--2 is a kind of priest
--2 has particulars: prebendary- canyon, canon - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
--3 is a kind of ravine
--3 has parts: canyonside- canon - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
--4 is a kind of musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
--4 has particulars:enigma canon, enigmatic canon, enigmatical canon, riddle canon - canon - a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
--5 is a kind of list, listing
Derived forms: verb canonize1, verb canonise2, verb canonize3 - canon - a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
--6 is a kind of scripture, sacred scripture
- canon - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter