Kanon
German (Berlin)
/ˈkaːnɔn/
noun
Definitions
- (literature) canon selection of texts considered accepted and/or authentic
- (law) canon; code collectivity of laws, particularly concerning a certain field
- (Christianity) canon ecclesiastical norm forming part of Law
- (Roman Catholicism) canon catalogue of saints
- (Roman Catholicism) canon eucharistic prayer
- (music) canon; round song sung by groups of singers starting at different times
Etymology
Derived from Latin canōn (canon, rule, authorized catalogue, precept, measuring line) derived from Ancient Greek κανών (standard, measuring rod).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κανών
Gloss
standard, measuring rod
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canon English
- canoness English
- canonical English
- canonise English
- canonist English
- canonize English
- canonry English
- canonship English
- headcanon English
- canon Latin
- canonista Latin
- canonizo Latin
- canōn Latin
- canōnizō Latin
- kanonisch German
- canone Italian
- canon Dutch, Flemish
- канун Russian
- canon Spanish, Castilian
- κανών Ancient Greek
- κᾰνών Ancient Greek
- cânone Portuguese
- カノン Japanese
- قانون Arabic
- قَانُون Arabic
- canon Old French
- cànon Catalan, Valencian
- κανόνας Greek (modern)
- kanonis Indonesian
- kanun Turkish
- kanoni Swahili
- კანონი Old Georgian