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canon
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of CANON
1
a statement or body of statements concerning faith or morals proclaimed by a church <members of the church must abide by its canons>
2
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system <the canon of plays that are attributed to William Shakespeare>
Synonyms canon, catalog (or catalogue), checklist, listing, menu, register, registry, roll, roll call, roster, schedule, table
Related Words agenda, bibliography, catalogue raisonné, compendium, compilation, directory, docket, enumeration, glossary, index, inventory, manifest, payroll; calendar, chronology, timetable
3
a collection or system of rules of conduct <the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility is a lawyer's canon>
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