canon
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
- 3. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
- 4. a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
- 5. a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
- 6. a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired