Canon or Canons may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Canon (fiction) In fiction, canon is the material accepted as officially part of the story in an individual universe of that story by its fan base. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction. The alternative terms mythology, tim ...

, the conceptual material accepted as official in a fictional universe by its fan base *

Literary canon The term canon derives from the Greek (), meaning "rule", and thence via Latin and Old French into English. The concept in English usage is very broad: in a general sense it refers to being one (adjectival) or a group (noun) of official, authent ...

, an accepted body of works considered as high culture **

Western canon The Western canon is the body of high culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that are highly valued in the West; works that have achieved the status of classics. However, not all these works originate in the Western world, ...

, the body of high culture literature, music, philosophy, and works of art that is highly valued in the West * Canon of proportions, a formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art * Canon (music), a type of composition *

Canon (hymnography) A canon ( el, κανών, kanōn) is a structured hymn used in a number of Eastern Orthodox services. It consists of nine ''odes'', based on the Biblical canticles. Most of these are found in the Old Testament, but the final ode is taken from th ...

, a type of hymn used in Eastern Orthodox Christianity. * ''Canon'' (album), a 2007 album by Ani DiFranco * ''Canon'' (film), a 1964 Canadian animated short * ''Canon'' (game), an online browser-based strategy war game * ''Canon'' (manga), by Nikki * Canonical plays of William Shakespeare * ''The Canon'' (Natalie Angier book), a 2007 science book by Natalie Angier * ''The Canon'' (podcast), concerning film

Brands and enterprises

Canon Inc. is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.< ...

, a Japanese imaging and optical products corporation *

Château Canon (disambiguation) Château Canon may refer to the following notable and smaller wineries: In Canon-Fronsac: * Château Canon (Moueix), formerly Pichelèbre * Château Canon (Horeau) * Château Canon-de Brem * Château Canon (de Coninck) * Château Vrai-Canon-Bo ...

, a number of wineries * UBM Canon, a media company headquartered in Los Angeles

People

* Canon (rapper) (born 1989) * Fernando Canon (1860–1938), Filipino revolutionary general, poet, inventor, engineer, musician and chess player * Lou Canon, stage name of Leanne Greyerbiehl, a Canadian indie pop singer-songwriter

Places

* Canon, Georgia, a city in the United States * Canons Park, London, UK * Canon Row, a street in Westminster, London * Cañon City, Colorado, United States * Cañon Fiord, on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada * Canon Rock, an island in Northern Ireland

Religion

* Religious text: some religious texts are accepted or categorized as canonical, some non-canonical, and others extracanonical, semi-canonical, deutero-canonical, pre-canonical or post-canonical. * Biblical canon, a set of texts regarded by a Christian or Jewish community as part of the Bible *Canon law, the whole judicial system in Christian churches ** Canon (canon law), a law or ordinance promulgated by a synod, ecumenical council, or individual bishop (within the canon law system of that Church). * Canon (clergy), a title of certain Christian priests *

, a kind of hymn in Eastern Orthodox Christianity * Pāli Canon, scriptures of Theravāda Buddhism (these include the ''Sutta Pitaka'', the ''Vinaya Pitaka'' and the ''Abhidhamma Pitaka'')

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