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Arts and entertainment

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Canon (fiction) In fiction, canon is the material accepted as officially part of the story in an individual universe of that story by its fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction. The alternative terms mythology, tim ...
, the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base * Literary canon, an accepted body of works considered as high culture **
Western canon The Western canon is the body of high culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that are highly valued in the West; works that have achieved the status of classics. However, not all these works originate in the Western world, ...
, the body of high culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that is highly valued in the West * Canon of proportions, a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art *
Canon (music) In music, a canon is a contrapuntal ( counterpoint-based) compositional technique that employs a melody with one or more imitations of the melody played after a given duration (e.g., quarter rest, one measure, etc.). The initial melody is c ...
, a type of composition *
Canon (hymnography) A canon ( el, κανών, kanōn) is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services. It consists of nine ''odes'', based on the Biblical canticles. Most of these are found in the Old Testament, but the final ode is taken from th ...
, a type of hymn used in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. * ''Canon'' (album), a 2007 album by Ani DiFranco * ''Canon'' (film), a 1964 Canadian animated short * ''Canon'' (game), an online browser-based strategy war game * ''Canon'' (manga), by Nikki * Canonical plays of William Shakespeare * ''The Canon'' (Natalie Angier book), a 2007 science book by Natalie Angier * ''The Canon'' (podcast), concerning film


Brands and enterprises

* Canon Inc., a Japanese imaging and optical products corporation * Château Canon (disambiguation), a number of wineries * UBM Canon, a media company headquartered in Los Angeles


People

* Canon (rapper) (born 1989) *
Fernando Canon Fernando Canon Faustino y Alumno (August 6, 1860 – July 18, 1938), was a Filipino revolutionary general, poet, inventor, engineer, musician, and the Philippines 1st National Chess Champion in 1908. Life and career Fernando Canon was born t ...
(1860–1938), Filipino revolutionary general, poet, inventor, engineer, musician and chess player * Lou Canon, stage name of Leanne Greyerbiehl, a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter


Places

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Canon, Georgia Canon is a city in Franklin and Hart counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 804 at the 2010 census. History Canon was originally called "West Bowersville", and under the latter name was laid out in 1875. The Georgia General ...
, a city in the United States * Canons Park, London, UK *
Canon Row Canon Row is a historic street in the City of Westminster in London. It is best known as the location of Canon Row Police Station. History In 1878 Canon Row extended from the back of Richmond Terrace to Bridge Street, Westminster, and about midwa ...
, a street in Westminster, London *
Cañon City, Colorado Cañon City is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Fremont County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 17,141 at the 2020 United States Census. Cañon City is the principal city of ...
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Cañon Fiord Cañon Fiord is a natural inlet in the west of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut in the Arctic Archipelago. To the north, it opens into Greely Fiord Greely Fiord is a natural inlet in the west of Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut in th ...
, on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada *
Canon Rock JerryC (; born 31 August 1981), also known by his English name Jerry Chang, is a Taiwanese guitarist and composer. He is known for arranging and playing "Canon Rock", a rock arrangement of Johann Pachelbel's Canon in D. He began playing the gui ...
, an island in Northern Ireland


Religion

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Religious text Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition. They differ from literature by being a compilation or discussion of beliefs, mythologies, ritual pra ...
: some religious texts are accepted or categorized as canonical, some non-canonical, and others extracanonical, semi-canonical, deutero-canonical, pre-canonical or post-canonical. *
Biblical canon A biblical canon is a set of texts (also called "books") which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as part of the Bible. The English word ''canon'' comes from the Greek , meaning " rule" or " measuring stick". The ...
, a set of texts regarded by a Christian or Jewish community as part of the Bible *
Canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is t ...
, the whole judicial system in Christian churches **
Canon (canon law) In canon law, a canon designates some law promulgated by a synod, an ecumenical council, or an individual bishop. The word "canon" comes from the Greek ''kanon'', which in its original usage denoted a straight rod that was later the instrumen ...
, a law or ordinance promulgated by a synod, ecumenical council, or individual bishop (within the canon law system of that Church). *
Canon (clergy) A canon (from the Latin , itself derived from the Greek , , "relating to a rule", "regular") is a member of certain bodies in subject to an ecclesiastical rule. Originally, a canon was a cleric living with others in a clergy house or, later, ...
, a title of certain Christian priests *
Canon (hymnography) A canon ( el, κανών, kanōn) is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services. It consists of nine ''odes'', based on the Biblical canticles. Most of these are found in the Old Testament, but the final ode is taken from th ...
, a kind of hymn in Eastern Orthodox Christianity *
Pāli Canon The Pāli Canon is the standard collection of scriptures in the Theravada Buddhist tradition, as preserved in the Pāli language. It is the most complete extant early Buddhist canon. It derives mainly from the Tamrashatiya school. During ...
, scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism (these include the ''Sutta Pitaka'', the ''Vinaya Pitaka'' and the ''Abhidhamma Pitaka'')


Other uses

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Canon (basic principle) The term canon derives from the Greek (), meaning "rule", and thence via Latin and Old French into English. The concept in English usage is very broad: in a general sense it refers to being one (adjectival) or a group (noun) of official, authent ...
, an accepted body of rules * Canon, in
bellfounding Bellfounding is the casting and tuning of large bronze bells in a foundry for use such as in churches, clock towers and public buildings, either to signify the time or an event, or as a musical carillon or chime. Large bells are made by casting ...
, one or more hanging loops cast integrally with the crown * ''
The Canon of Medicine ''The Canon of Medicine'' ( ar, القانون في الطب, italic=yes ''al-Qānūn fī al-Ṭibb''; fa, قانون در طب, italic=yes, ''Qanun-e dâr Tâb'') is an encyclopedia of medicine in five books compiled by Persian physician-phi ...
'', a 1025 CE medical encyclopedia by Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) *
Canon Yaoundé Canon Sportif de Yaoundé, commonly known as Canon Yaoundé, is a Cameroonian association football club based in capital city of Yaoundé. The club was formed in 1930 and play their games at Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo. Their most successful period was ...
, a Cameroonian association football club based in the capital city of Yaoundé *
Canons High School Canons High School (CHS) is an academy school situated in Edgware, Middlesex in the eastern part of the London Borough of Harrow. It also has an attached sixth form centre which forms part of the Harrow Sixth Form Collegiate. The school was form ...
, Edgware, Greater London


See also

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Canaan Canaan (; Phoenician: 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 – ; he, כְּנַעַן – , in pausa – ; grc-bib, Χανααν – ;The current scholarly edition of the Greek Old Testament spells the word without any accents, cf. Septuaginta : id est Vetus T ...
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Cannon (disambiguation) A cannon is any large tubular firearm designed to fire a heavy projectile over a considerable distance. It can also refer to the device propelling a human cannonball. Cannon may also refer to: Places Greenland *Cape Cannon The Moon *Canno ...
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Canonical The adjective canonical is applied in many contexts to mean "according to the canon" the standard, rule or primary source that is accepted as authoritative for the body of knowledge or literature in that context. In mathematics, "canonical examp ...
, standard or referential form; includes many examples of canons *
Canonization Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of ...
, the act of a pope's declaring a deceased person a saint *
Canyon (disambiguation) A canyon, ''cañon'' or gorge is a geographical feature. Canyon may also refer to: Places Canada * Canyon, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada * Canyon, Kenora District, Ontario, Canada United States * Canyon, Alameda County, California * ...
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Kanon (disambiguation) Kanon may refer to: Buddhism * Kanon, a Japanese name for Guanyin, a Buddhist spiritual figure Media and literature * ''Kanon'' (video game), a Japanese visual novel by Key, later adapted into anime series * ''Kanon'' (manga), a manga by Chiho ...
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Kanoon (disambiguation) ''Kanoon'' is a 1960 Indian Hindi film. Kanoon may also refer to: * Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, Iran, commonly known as Kanoon * ''Kanoon'' (1943 film), a Hindi/Urdu social film * ''Kanoon'' (1994 fil ...
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Qanun (disambiguation) Qanun or Kanun may refer to: *Qanun (law): laws promulgated by Muslim sovereigns, in particular the Ottoman Sultans, in contrast to shari'a, the body of law elaborated by Muslim jurists. *Qanun (instrument), a large zither played in and around th ...
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