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canon
noun(can-on)
a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council
canon
noun(can-on)
a provision of canon law
canon
noun(can-on)
the most solemn and unvarying part of the Mass including the consecration of the bread and wine
canon
noun(can-on)
a clergyman belonging to the chapter or the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church
canon
noun(can-on)
canon regular
canon
noun(can-on)
a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
canon
noun(can-on)
something resembling a canyon
canon
noun(can-on)
a large, heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage
canon
noun(can-on)
a heavy-caliber automatic aircraft gun firing explosive shells
canon
noun(can-on)
any device for propelling a substance or object at high speeds
canon
noun(can-on)
a deep narrow valley with steep sides and often with a stream flowing through it
canon
noun(can-on)
something resembling a canyon
canon
noun(can-on)
the usually codified law governing a church
canon
noun(can-on)
canonist
canon
noun(can-on)
a member of one of several Roman Catholic religious institutes of regular priests living in community under a usually Augustinian rule

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