Canon

Noun

 * 1) A generally accepted principle.
 * 2) A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
 * 3) The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
 * 4) A eucharistic prayer, particularly, the Roman Canon.
 * 5) A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
 * 6) A member of a cathedral chapter
 * 7) A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times.
 * 8)  Those sources, especially including literary works, which are generally considered authoritative regarding a given fictional universe.

Adjectives for Canon
hospitable; highest; continent; aesthetic; worthy; obtrusive; waterless; metrical.

Synonyms for Canon
standard, rule, law, ordinance, regulation, formulary, precept, criterion, schedule.

Derived terms

 * canon law
 * canonic
 * canonicity
 * canonical
 * canonise, canonize


 * canonisation, canonization
 * canonist
 * deuterocanonical
 * noncanonical

Thesaurus
Agnus Dei, Alleluia, Anamnesis, Blessing, Collect, Communion, Consecration, Credo, Dismissal, Epistle, Fraction, Gloria, Gospel, Gradual, Introit, Kyrie, Kyrie Eleison, Last Gospel, Lavabo, Offertory, Paternoster, Pax, Post-Communion, Preface, Sanctus, Secreta, Tersanctus, Tract

Etymology
From canon:, from  κανών:, akin to κάννα:, perhaps from Semitic (compare Arabic قانون: Hebrew קנה:).