Canon may mean:

• Canon Inc., a Japanese corporation that specialises in imaging and optical products.

In religion:

• Canon law, all legislation adopted by an ecumenical council, most notably found in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion of churches
• Canon law (Catholic Church), the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church specifically
• Canon (priest), a form of Christian priest
• Canon of the Mass, the name in the Roman Missal for the prayer of consecration in the mass
• Canon (hymnography), a type of Eastern Orthodox hymn
• Canon, a collection of texts accepted by a religious community as authoritative or divinely inspired, such as:
  • Veda
  • Biblical canon
  • Taoist canon
  • Tripitaka

In literary or cultural uses:

• Canon (art), a set of rules and measurements used in creating a work of art
• Canon (music), a contrapuntal composition that employs a melody with one or more imitations
• Canon is another name for the stringed instruments the psaltery and the qanún
• Canon (fiction), the body of works that are considered to be "genuine" or "official" within a certain fictional universe.
• Literary canon, a body of literature which is widely considered to define a certain civilization, such as:
  • Western canon
  • Chinese classic texts
  • Geek canon
• Literary canon is also understood as the body of work attributed to an author that is widely accepted as genuine.
• Canon was originally an ancient Babylonian word for a Reed - a commonly growing plant in the marshes of the fertile crescent which was used for measurement.

Miscellaneous uses:

• In many instances it could be a spelling error for "cannon", a large weapon used in combat.
• Canons was a country estate outside of London where the current Canons Park is located.

See also Cannon.

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