Canon

Canon (Latin canon from Greek κανών "measuring rod, standard") may refer to any standard or convention. The corresponding adjective is canonical. English canon may also represent Latin canonicus "one who is canonical".

• Canon (basic principle)
  • Western canon, the books, music, and art that have been the most influential in shaping Western culture
  • Chinese classics or Chinese canonical texts
  • Canon of Dutch Literature, list of the most important Dutch literary works

Music

• Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition which employs a melody with one or more imitations
• Pachelbel's Canon

Visual arts

• Aesthetic canon, a rule for the proportions of a human figure
• Film canon, the limited number of masterpieces by which all other films are judged

Literature

• The Canon, nonfiction science book by Natalie Angier
• The Western Canon (book), book on the Western canon by Harold Bloom
• Canon (fiction), material that is considered to be genuine by a fan base

Religion

• Canon law, the body of laws and regulations made by or adopted by ecclesiastical authority
  • Canon law (Catholic Church)
• Canon (priest), a Christian priest who belongs to one of certain chapters
• Biblical canon
• Canon (hymnography), a type of Eastern Orthodox hymn
• Canon of the Mass, the Eucharistic Prayer of the Roman Rite
• Penitential canons
• Taoist canon or Daozang
• Pāli Canon
• Chinese Buddhist canon
• Tibetan Buddhist canon
• Tanakh, sometimes referred to as the Jewish Bible Canon

As a proper noun, Canon may also refer to:

Toponymy

• Canon, Georgia, a city in Franklin County, Georgia, United States
• Cañon or canyon, a deep valley between cliffs

Brands and Products

• Canon (company), a Japanese imaging and optical products corporation; produces Canon cameras
• Canon Communications, a media company headquartered in Los Angeles
• Canon (game), an online browser-based strategy war game
• Canon (manga), a shōjo manga by Chika Shiomi

See also

• Standard (disambiguation) (disambiguation)
• Canonization
• Cannon (disambiguation)
• Kanon (disambiguation)
• Canon of Dutch History, official list of several key moments in Dutch history
• The Canon of Medicine, a medical text written by Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
• Canon of Eclipses, a compilation of eclipses by Theodor Ritter von Oppolzer