| canon definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature | 29 sets |
| 2 | rule | 13 sets |
| 3 | n. any rule or law. | 10 sets |
| 4 | n. a law or body of laws, esp. religious; an established principle or basis for judgement; the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic | 10 sets |
| 5 | the works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied. | 10 sets |
| 6 | that which has been accepted as authentic | 9 sets |
| 7 | a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the bible recognized by any christian church as genuine and inspired | 8 sets |
| 8 | any rule or law | 8 sets |
| 9 | a greek word that implies rule or law and is used in literature as the source which regulates which selection of authors or works would be considered important pieces of literature. | 8 sets |
| 10 | (noun) an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature | 7 sets |
| 11 | a law or body of laws, esp. religious; an established principle or basis for judgment; the works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic | 7 sets |
| 12 | the works considered most important in a national literature or period; works widely read and studied | 6 sets |
| 13 | any rule or law. | 6 sets |
| 14 | (n) an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature | 6 sets |
| 15 | applied to works generally accepted as "great ones" | 5 sets |
| 16 | an established set of principles; a basis or standard for judgment; a group of literary works | 5 sets |
| 17 | a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy | 5 sets |
| 18 | a rule | 5 sets |
| 19 | standard; criterion | 5 sets |
| 20 | the official collection of inspired books of sacred scripture that contain the witness and instruction for our faith | 5 sets |
| 21 | cannon | 5 sets |
| 22 | collection or authoritative list of books (e.g., by an author, or accepted as scripture); rule or | 4 sets |
| 23 | abgefahren | 4 sets |
| 24 | an established set of principles or codes of laws, often religious in nature | 4 sets |
| 25 | a body of works, laws | 4 sets |
| 26 | canon | 4 sets |
| 27 | (n) a code of laws; a basis for judgment | 3 sets |
| 28 | means list; list of approved books of the bible | 3 sets |
| 29 | the works of an author that have been accepted as authentic | 3 sets |
| 30 | an established principle; group of literary works | 3 sets |
| 31 | a rule or principle that provides the norm for judgment | 3 sets |
| 32 | approved list of books in the bible | 3 sets |
| 33 | set rules | 3 sets |
| 34 | those works generally considered by scholars, critics, and teachers to be the most important to read and study, which collectively constitute the "masterpieces" of literature. since the 1960s, the traditional english and american literary canon, consisting mostly of works by white male writers, has been rapidly expanding to include many female writers and writers of varying ethnic backgrounds. | 3 sets |
| 35 | n: a rule or principle that provides the norm for judgment. the works of a writer accepted as authentic. | 3 sets |
| 36 | barrel | 3 sets |
| 37 | canyon | 3 sets |
| 38 | a melody that is repeated by one or more parts or instruments begining at different times so that the melody overlaps | 3 sets |
| 39 | a rule or body of rules especially religious ones | 3 sets |
| 40 | a greek word that implies rule or law, and is used in literature as the source which regulates which selection of authors or works, would be considered important pieces of literature | 3 sets |
