Canon

/ˈkæn.ən/

Synonyms for "canon" (255 found)

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Closest matches (51)

Noun(7 words)
authoritative textscanyoncell biology textbookchurch ruleclassicsclergymancleric
Adjective(3 words)
canonical lawclassical canonclassical romanian literature

Strong matches (77)

Related words (127)

Related word relations

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More general

19 entries
body of literatureclericcompositionlistlistingliteraturemusical compositionnormopuspiecepiece of musicprescriptpriestprincipleravinereligious official

Showing 16 of 19 words.

More specific

7 entries
cathedral canonclassic novelscriteriongreat booksguidelinemasterpiecesstandard

Collocations

5 entries
canon lawcanon of scripturechurch canonliterary canonscriptural canon

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Translations

8 translations across 7 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • kanun noun (generally accepted principle)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • канон noun (generally accepted principle)

Catalan

1 entries
  • cànon noun (generally accepted principle)

Danish

1 entries
  • kanon noun (generally accepted principle)

Finnish

2 entries
  • law) noun (generally accepted principle)
  • periaate noun (generally accepted principle)

Middle English

1 entries
  • canoun noun (generally accepted principle)

Polish

1 entries
  • kanon noun (generally accepted principle)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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The energy of his lines and the rawness of his strokes place him firmly in the modern art canon.

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Mennad had a huge Canon camera.

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Nicolaus Copernicus studied canon law at the university of Bologna.

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This fanfiction does not adhere to canon.

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