Help building the largest human-edited directory of the web Suggest URL - Open Directory Project - Become an editor

directopedia.org uses links and structure from dmoz Open Directory Project.
The contents has been generating using technology developed by scientec.

Canon may mean:

In religion:

• Canon law, all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council of the Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches
• Canon (priest), a form of Christian priest
• Canon, a collection of texts accepted by a religious community as authoritative or divinely inspired, such as:

• Biblical canon
• Taoist canon
• Tripitaka

Other uses:

• Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations
• Canon is another word for the Mediæval psaltery, a stringed instrument
• Canon (fiction), the body of works that are considered to be "genuine" or "official" within a certain fictional universe. In many instances, it's mistaken for 'cannon', which has of course an entirely different meaning.
• Canon Inc., a Japanese corporation that specialises in imaging and optical products.
• Literary canon, a body of literature which is widely considered to define a certain civilization, such as:

• Western canon
• Chinese classic texts
• Geek canon

This article is based on the article "Canon" from Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia created and edited by online user community. This article is distributed under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License. Here you find the list of authors of this article. The article can only edited within Wikipedia. Edit this article in Wikipedia.