Canon

nounid 33542·updated May 18, 2026
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a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired

polysemous

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canyon
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Canons
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Canon's
pluralpossessive
Canons'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary6 sensesview framework →
§1
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
§2
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
§3
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy
§4
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
§5
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
§6
a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

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