CANON

Meaning of CANON in English

(STANDARD) [noun] [C usually plural] [formal or specialized] - a rule, principle or law, esp. in the Christian Church, relating only to the Church and its members

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

CAÑON — [H] n canyon, cañon
Interlingua English vocab
CANON — (a law) canon (-isar, -ic); (person) canonico
English interlingue dictionary
CANON — I. can·on ˈkanən noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English canoun, canon, from Old English & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANON — (n.) The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and …
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — ( n. ) The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — canon 1 — canonlike , adj. /kan"euhn/ , n. 1. an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — I. ˈka-nən noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Latin, ruler, rule, model, standard, from Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANON — noun a law or rule. 2. canon ·noun ·see carom. 3. canon ·noun in monasteries, a book containing the rules …
Webster English vocab
CANON — [can.on] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. LL, fr. L, ruler, rule, model, standard, fr. Gk kanon] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANON — musical form and compositional technique, based on the principle of strict imitation, in which an initial melody is imitated at …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAÑON — cañon BrE AmE ˈkæn jən —American Spanish cañón [ ka ˈɲon ] ▷ cañon|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANON — canon, Canon BrE AmE ˈkæn ən (= cannon) ▷ canon|s z ▶ ˌ canon ˈ law BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANON — / ˈkænən; NAmE / noun 1. a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral 2. ( formal ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANON — can ‧ on /ˈkænən/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: canunie , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANON — Canon BrE AmE trademark a ↑ brand (=type) of camera and other electronic equipment such as ↑ photocopier s made …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANON — n. 1 a a general law, rule, principle, or criterion. b a church decree or law. 2 (fem. canoness) a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANON — n. 1 a a general law, rule, principle, or criterion. b a church decree or law. 2 (fem. canoness) a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANON — n.1 a a general law, rule, principle, or criterion. b a church decree or law. 2 (fem. canoness) a a …
Oxford English vocab
CANON — ( canons) 1. A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANON — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES canon law COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE literary ▪ Our literary canons have largely been …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANON — n. 25B6; noun a canon assists the bishop : PREBENDARY, minor canon.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANON — n. 25B6; noun the canons of fair play and equal opportunity : PRINCIPLE, rule, law, tenet, precept; standard, convention, criterion, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANON — canon
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
CANON — I сущ. 1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law ≈ каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANON — canon.ogg _I ʹkænən n 1. правило, предписание; закон, канон canons of taste - каноны /предписания/ хорошего вкуса ethical canon - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANON — I canon сущ.1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law — каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by the …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CANON — _I ʹkænən n 1. правило, предписание; закон, канон canons of taste - каноны /предписания/ хорошего вкуса ethical canon - нравственный …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CANON — I ˈkænən сущ. 1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law — каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CANON — I ['°‡†] canon.wav сущ. 1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law — каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by the canons to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CANON — I сущ. 1) церк. правило, закон, канон, предписание canon law ≈ каноническое право A priest is expressly forbidden by the …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CANON — lagdang simbahanon
English-Visayan vocabulary
CAÑON — see: canyon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANON — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Latin, ruler, rule, model, standard, from Greek kanōn …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CANON — Musical form and compositional technique. Canons are characterized by having a melody that is imitated at a specified time interval …
Английский словарь Британика
CAÑON — ˈkanyən variant of canyon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANON — (n.) The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — (n.) The largest size of type having a specific name; -- so called from having been used for printing the …
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — (n.) A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same …
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — (n.) A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — (n.) A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — (n.) In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — (n.) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the …
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — (n.) A law or rule.
Английский словарь Webster
CANON — ( n. ) The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — ( n. ) The largest size of type having a specific name; -- so called from having been used for …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — ( n. ) See Carom.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — ( n. ) In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — ( n. ) A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — ( n. ) A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — ( n. ) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — ( n. ) A law or rule.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CANON — ( n. ) A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CAÑON — /kan"yeuhn/ , n. canyon.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAÑON — n. canyon, channel, gully, deep narrow valley
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CANON — n. church law; accepted principle, criterion; list of Christian saints; books of the Bible recognized by the Christian church; clergyman, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CANON — n. Japanese corporation founded in 1937 and headquartered in Tokyo, world-renowned manufacturer of a wide variety of optical and imaging …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CAÑON — variant of canyon
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANON — n. canon law canon lawyer canon regular canons regular
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANON — n. variant of canyon
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANON — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English canoun, from Anglo-French *canoun, chanoun, from Late Latin canonicus one living under a rule, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANON — n. Pronunciation: ' ka-n ə n Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin, from Latin, ruler, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CANON — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a general rule or principle by which something is judged. ↘a Church decree or law. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CAÑON — var. of CANYON.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANON — (~s) A ~ is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

Cambridge English vocab

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