1 a Christian priest with special duties in a CATHEDRAL(= the largest church in a district) 法政会长（主教座堂的牧师）

2 (formal 正式) a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which sth is judged 准则；标准；原则: the canons of good taste 衡量高雅趣味的标准

3 a list of books or other works that are generally accepted as the genuine work of a particular writer or as being important 公认的某作家的真作全集: the Shakespeare canon 莎士比亚的真作集

4 a piece of music in which singers or instruments take it in turns to repeat the tune 卡农曲