canon

canon

noun

Definition of CANON

1

a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church <members of the church must abide by its canons>

Synonyms canon, dogma

Related Words canon law; belief, conviction, tenet; credo, creed, ideology (also idealogy), philosophy, theology; axiom, precept, principle; symbol

2

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system <the canon of plays that are attributed to William Shakespeare>

Synonyms canon, catalog (or catalogue), checklist, listing, menu, register, registry, roll, roll call, roster, schedule, table

Related Words agenda, bibliography, catalogue raisonné, compendium, compilation, directory, docket, enumeration, glossary, index, inventory, manifest, payroll; calendar, chronology, timetable

3

a collection or system of rules of conduct <the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility is a lawyer's canon>

Synonyms canon, constitution, decalogue, law

Related Words discipline, establishment; common law, legislation