Canon vs. Prebendary
Canonnoun
A generally accepted principle; a rule.
Canonnoun
A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
Canonnoun
The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
Canonnoun
A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
Canonnoun
A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
Canonnoun
A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
Canonnoun
In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
Canonnoun
A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Canonnoun
A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
Canonnoun
(Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
Canonnoun
(fandom) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.
Canonnoun
(cookery) A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon.
Canonnoun
A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.
Canonnoun
The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
Canonnoun
(billiards) A carom.
Canonnoun
A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
Canonnoun
A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
Canonnoun
A law or rule.
Canonnoun
A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority.
Canonnoun
The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a.
Canonnoun
In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
Canonnoun
A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
Canonnoun
A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Canonnoun
A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation.
Canonnoun
The largest size of type having a specific name; - so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church.
Canonnoun
The part of a bell by which it is suspended; - called also ear and shank.
Canonnoun
See Carom.
Canonnoun
A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses.
Canonnoun
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy;
Canonnoun
a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
Canonnoun
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
Canonnoun
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
Canonnoun
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
Canonnoun
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
Canonnoun
archaic spelling of canyon
Prebendarynoun
An honorary canon of a cathedral or collegiate church.
Prebendaryadjective
Pertaining to the office or person of a prebendary; prebendal.
Prebendaryadjective
Of or relating to official positions that are profitable for the incumbent, to the allocation of such positions, or to a system in which such allocation is prevalent.
Prebendarynoun
A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating at stated times in the church. See Note under Benefice, n., 3.
Prebendarynoun
A prebendaryship.
Prebendarynoun
a canon who receives a prebend for serving the church
