canon
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy
the neoclassical canon
Types & categories
- prescript hypernym
Related & opposite
- canonist derivation
Sense 2 noun
a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
Types & categories
- priest hypernym
- prebendary hyponym
Sense 3 noun
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
Types & categories
- ravine hypernym
Parts & wholes
- canyonside part meronym
Related & opposite
- North America domain region
Sense 4 noun
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
Types & categories
- musical composition hypernym
- enigma canon hyponym
Sense 5 noun
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
Types & categories
- listing hypernym
Related & opposite
- canonize derivation
Sense 6 noun
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
Types & categories
- sacred scripture hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | canonist |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | prescript |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | priest |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | prebendary |
| 3 | domain region | Related & opposite | North America |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | canyonside |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | ravine |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | musical composition |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | enigma canon |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | canonize |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | listing |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | canonist |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | canonic |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | sacred scripture |