Canon vs. Fanon

Canon vs. Fanon — Is There a Difference?
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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 canon

Fanonnoun

A maniple.

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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.

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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 lamb

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 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 society

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