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Bible Dictionaries
Canon
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Greek: kanon, rule)
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A practical law or rule of guidance; a standard, or criterion; a catalog or list of such rules.
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In art, an established rule.
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In biblical usage, the official catalog of inspired writings known as the Old and New Testament See also: Canon of the Holy Scriptures.
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In ecclesiastical usage, a short dogmatic definition, with an anathema attached, made by a general council; a rule of the Church. See also Canon Law; Canon Law, New Code of.
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The fundamental part of the Mass, coming after the Offertory. See also Canon of the Mass.
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The rules of religious orders and the books comprising these rules.
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The catalog of canonized saints.
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Certain ecclesiastical persons. See Canons, Chapters of; Canon Penitentiary; Canons and Canonesses Regular; Canons Regular of Saint Augustine; Canons Regular of the Immaculate Conception; Canons Regular of the Lateran.
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In music, a composition consisting of the imitation or repetition of the same melody by one or more voices in turn, in such a manner as to produce harmony.
- In printing, a size of type almost equal to four-line picar 48-point type; it is said to be so called because it was used for printing the Canon of the Mass and church books.
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Entry for 'Canon'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/canon.html. 1910.
