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canon

noun

a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired

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Word length
5
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
AN
Scrabble score
7
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired

noun

  1. a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

noun

  1. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy

    “the neoclassical canon”

noun

  1. a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

noun

  1. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

noun

  1. a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

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the neoclassical canon
canons of polite society

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