Canon or Canons may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Canon (fiction), 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 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), a type of composition * Canon (hymnography), a type of hymn used in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. * Canon (album), ''Canon'' (album), a 2007 album by Ani DiFranco * Canon (film), ''Canon'' (film), a 1964 Canadian animated short * Canon (game), ''Canon'' (game), an online browser-based strategy war game * Canon (manga), ''Canon'' (manga), by Nikki * Shakespeare's plays#Canonical plays, Canonical plays of William Shakespeare * The Canon (Natalie Angier book), ''The Canon'' (Natalie Angier book), a 2007 science book by Natalie Angier * The Canon (podcast), ''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 (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

* Canon, Georgia, a city in the United States * Canons Park, London, UK * Canon Row, a street in Westminster, London * Cañon City, Colorado, United States * Cañon Fiord, on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada * Canon Rock, an island in Northern Ireland

Religion

* Religious text: 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 set of texts regarded by a Christian or Jewish community as part of the Bible *Canon law, the whole judicial system in Christian churches ** Canon (canon law), a law or ordinance promulgated by a synod, ecumenical council, or individual bishop (within the canon law system of that Church). * Canon (clergy), a title of certain Christian priests * Canon (hymnography), a kind of hymn in Eastern Orthodox Christianity * Pāli Canon, scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism (these include the ''Sutta Pitaka'', the ''Vinaya Pitaka'' and the ''Abhidhamma Pitaka'')

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