Canons Meaning

There are 6 meaning(s) for word Canons

Meaning 1 : a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

    Synonyms : canyon
Meaning 2 : a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired

Meaning 3 : a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

Meaning 4 : a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

Meaning 5 : a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

Meaning 6 : a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy

    Example : the neoclassical canon,canons of polite society