Canon vs. Fanon
Difference Between Canon and Fanon
Canonnoun
A generally accepted principle; a rule.
The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.Fanonnoun
A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
Canonnoun
A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
Fanonnoun
Part of a bishop's mitre. They are the tabs extending down from the mitre, often with a cross near the end of each. See lappet.
Canonnoun
The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
the entire Shakespeare canonFanonnoun
A maniple.
Canonnoun
A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
Fanonnoun
(surgery) A fold of linen laid under a splint.
Canonnoun
A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
We must proceed according to canon law.Fanonnoun
Elements introduced by fans which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if canonical.
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.
Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular.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.
A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon.Canonnoun
(cookery) A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon.
a canon of beef or lambCanonnoun
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 rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy;
the neoclassical canoncanons of polite societyCanonnoun
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
