Fandom vs. Canon
Fandomnoun
The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
Canonnoun
A generally accepted principle; a rule.
‘The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.’;
Fandomnoun
The subculture of fans.
Canonnoun
A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
Fandomnoun
The state, quality, or condition of being a fan.
Canonnoun
The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
‘the entire Shakespeare canon’;
Fandomnoun
the fans of a sport or famous person
Canonnoun
A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
Fandom
A fandom is a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of empathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. Fans typically are interested in even minor details of the objects of their fandom and spend a significant portion of their time and energy involved with their interest, often as a part of a social network with particular practices, differentiating fandom-affiliated people from those with only a casual interest.
Canonnoun
A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
‘We must proceed according to canon law.’;
Canonnoun
A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
Canonnoun
In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
Canonnoun
A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Canonnoun
A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.
‘Pachelbel’s Canon has become very popular.’;
Canonnoun
(Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius
Canonnoun
(fandom) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.
‘A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon.’;
Canonnoun
(cookery) A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called cannon.
‘a canon of beef or lamb’;
Canonnoun
A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.
Canonnoun
The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
Canonnoun
(billiards) A carom.
Canonnoun
A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.
Canonnoun
A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.
Canonnoun
A law or rule.
‘Or that the Everlasting had not fixedHis canon 'gainst self-slaughter.’;
Canonnoun
A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority.
‘Various canons which were made in councils held in the second centry.’;
Canonnoun
The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a.
Canonnoun
In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
Canonnoun
A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
Canonnoun
A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Canonnoun
A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation.
Canonnoun
The largest size of type having a specific name; - so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church.
Canonnoun
The part of a bell by which it is suspended; - called also ear and shank.
Canonnoun
See Carom.
Canonnoun
A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses.
Canonnoun
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’; ‘canons of polite society’;
Canonnoun
a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter
Canonnoun
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
Canonnoun
a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
Canonnoun
a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
Canonnoun
a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
Canonnoun
archaic spelling of canyon
