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English - Turkish
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kanon
English - English
A eucharistic prayer, particularly, the Roman Canon
The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic

the entire Shakespeare canon.

Those sources, especially including literary works, which are generally considered authoritative regarding a given fictional universe
A religious law or body of law decreed by the church

We must proceed according to canon law.

A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field

Can we this quote? the durable canon of American short fiction — William Styron.

A member of a cathedral chapter
any rule or law
{n} a rule, law, dignitary of the Church
{i} Japanese corporation founded in 1937 and headquartered in Tokyo, world-renowned manufacturer of a wide variety of optical and imaging products (such as cameras, lenses, digital video cameras, etc.) and business machines (such as printers, copy machines, computer printers, laser facsimiles, etc.)
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kanon
A body of writing that is recognised by authority Books of holy scripture accepted by religious leaders as genuine are cannonical, as are works of a literary author which are regarded by scholars as authentic The canon of a national literature is the body of writings particularly approved by critics and anthologists which are deemed suitable for academic study The most famous canon is the Western Canon containing literature by DWEMs (Dead White European Males) E
A generally accepted principle
The method of composition for several voices in which different voices sing the same melody, one after the other, in either the same or different degrees of the scale
someone's list of authors or works considered to be "classic," that is, central to the identity of a given literary tradition or culture
{i} church law; accepted principle, criterion; list of Christian saints; books of the Bible recognized by the Christian church; clergyman, religious cleric; (Music) contrapuntal piece of music in which one musical line of a melody is imitated in an accurate manner in other parts
A musical or dance composition in which two or more parts recur, repeat, or interrelate with each other
The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures
The part of a bell by which it is suspended; called also ear and shank
In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order
a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church
Strict imitative polyphony, with the identical melody appearing in each voice, but at staggered intervals; standard in vocal polyphony
the title of a priest who serves on the staff cathedral, except that the head staff priest of the cathedral is the dean; the canon is addressed as "The Rev Canon Jane H Wilson" Salutation in letter: "Dear Canon Wilson" or "Dear Ms Wilson"
or "unchanging [rule of] prayer," similar to "anaphora " The core part of the Mass wherein is enacted the whole remembrance of Christ's ministry, suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension, including the consecration of the Body and Blood of Christ In W Rite, it does not begin until the "Thee, therefore," since the preface after "Lift up your hearts" continually changes It concludes with the singing of the Our Father
when applied to an individual author, canon means the sum total of works verifiably written by that author When used generally, it means the range of works that a consensus of scholars, teachers, and readers of a particular time and culture consider "great" or "major " This second sense of the word is a matter of much debate since the literary canon in Europe and America has long been dominated by the works of white heterosexual men During the last thirty years, the canon in the United States has expanded considerably to include more women and writers from various ethnic and racial backgrounds Close Window
The word canon comes from the name of a reed that grows straight enough that it can be used as a measuring stick Therefore, a canon is a standard or norm The by-laws of the ancient Church were called canons When we speak of the canon of scripture, we mean the standard list of books that are recognized by the Church as Holy Scripture
A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church
A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject
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"
a member of clergy on the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church, or a title of honour within a diocese
in ancient times, an historical record of events In modern astronomy, a canon is a listing of celestial events, such as eclipses, over a period of time
A polyphonic composition in which one part is imitated by one or more other parts that eventually overlap
a type of counterpoint where one musical phrase is played at the same time as itself at another interval in time, the first voice is called the antecedent and the second the consequent
The authorized collection of material constituting the sacred writings of a religious community; the material is believed to have special, usually divine, authority; the Hebrew Bible is the canon of the Jewish community; the Old and New Testaments (respectively with and without the Apocrypha) are the canon of the Roman Catholic and Protestant Christian communities See Introduction
A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times
It is the strictest form of imitation
One of a body of dignitaries attached to a cathedral or a collegiate church, or a member of certain religious orders [8]
See Canonical books, under Canonical, a
A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral. Musical form and compositional technique. Canons are characterized by having a melody that is imitated at a specified time interval by one or more parts, either at the same pitch or at some other pitch. Imitation may occur in the same note values, in augmentation (longer notes), or in diminution (shorter notes); in retrograde order (beginning at its end), mirror inversion (each ascending melodic interval becoming a descending interval, and vice versa), or retrograde mirror inversion; and so on. Canons range from folk rounds such as "Three Blind Mice" and "Frère Jacques" to the massively complex canons of Johann Sebastian Bach
In a literary sense, the authoritative works of a particular writer; also, an accepted list of works perceived to represent a cultural, ideological, historical, or biblical grouping Sidelight: Other literary groupings or collections include sonnet sequences, lyric sequences, cycles, companion poems, and anthologies
A law or rule
From the Greek meaning a "rule" or "standard " In architecture it is a standard of proportion In literature it is the authentic list of an author's works In music it is the melodic line sung by overlapping voices in strict imitation In religious terms it represents the authentic books in the Bible or the authoritative prayer of the Eucharist in the Mass or the authoritative law of the church promulgated by ecclesiastical authority
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
The works considered factual or official, usually within a specific franchise, which defines events, characters, etc. that are considered to have existence within the fictional universe
The strictest form of imitation, in which two or more parts have the same melody but start at different points
The term comes from the Greek word kannon, that means "measuring rod or ruler " In the Church we speak of canon law, the canon of Scripture, and people called canons The canon of Scripture refers to the books of the Bible that are accepted as genuine and inspired by God When used in reference to people, a canon is the title of a priest who either serves on the staff of a cathedral, or who has exhibited exemplary service to a diocese
An ecclesiastical title
The largest size of type having a specific name; so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
The collection of books that are considered inspired from God and authoritative in all areas addressed
A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority
the collection of scriptures recognized by Mahayana Buddhism
(Gr "rule, measure, standard") The Canon of the scriptures or the official list of books recognized by the church as genuine and inspired by God The Canon of Matins (a collection of hymns consisting of nine odes, the Heirmos, and sung at the Matins Service, the Orthros) The Liturgical Canon which refers to all liturgical material, including the Creed, used for the Liturgy and the consecration of the Eucharist (see also kanon and Typikon)
It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From the Greek word for measuring rod, this refers among other meanings to the rule by which something was judged, and particularly to the official list of books judged to be authoritative scriptures by a given community The Protestant canon of the Old Testament largely follows the Jewish canon It is therefore smaller than the Catholic canon, which includes several of the extra books found in the early Greek translation of scripture, the Septuagint (see Comparison of Jewish and Christian Canons) The Eastern Orthodox churches, which still use the actual Greek version of the Old Testament, recognize all of the Septuagint's extra books in their canon
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church 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"
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
A polyphonic composition in which all of the voices perform the same melody, beginning at different times

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