1. • noun - a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy
   • noun - a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
   • noun - a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
   • noun - a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
   • noun - a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
   • noun - a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
2. • An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.
   • A secular law, rule, or code of law.
   • An established principle: the canons of polite society.
   • A basis for judgment; a standard or criterion.
   • The books of the Bible officially accepted as Holy Scripture.
   • The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic: the entire Sherlock Holmes canon.
   • The calendar of saints accepted by the Roman Catholic Church.
   • A composition or passage in which the same melody is repeated by one or more voices, overlapping in time in the same or a related key.
   • A member of a chapter of priests serving in a cathedral or collegiate church.
   • A member of certain religious communities living under a common rule and bound by vows.
3. • adj - a law decreed by a church council [n -S] : CANONIC

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