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Canon vs Monk - What's the difference?

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In printing terms the difference between canon and monk

is that canon is the largest size of type with a specific name, formerly used for printing the canons of the church while monk is a blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a {{term|friar|lang=en}}, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.

As nouns the difference between canon and monk

is that canon is a generally accepted principle; a rule while monk is a male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.

canon

English

(wikipedia canon)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A generally accepted principle; a rule.
  • The trial must proceed according to the canons of law.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon 'gainst self-slaughter.
  • (literary) A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.
  • (turn into real quote) "the durable canon of American short fiction" — William Styron
  • The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.
  • the entire Shakespeare canon
  • A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.
  • A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.
  • We must proceed according to canon law.
  • A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
  • In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
  • A member of a cathedral chapter; one who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
  • 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.
  • (fandom) Those sources, especially including literary works, which are generally considered authoritative regarding a given fictional universe.
  • A spin-off book series revealed the aliens to be originally from Earth, but it's not canon .
  • (cookery) A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
  • a canon of beef or lamb
  • (printing) The largest size of type with a specific name, formerly used for printing the canons of the church.
  • (senseid)The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.
  • (Knight)
  • (billiards) A carom.
  • Derived terms

    * canon law * canonic * canonicity * canonical * canonise, canonize * canonisation, canonization * canonist * deuterocanonical * noncanonical

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    monk

    English

    (wikipedia monk)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
  • * '>citation
  • in earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
  • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=20 citation , passage=Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, while in the case of monk and crusader there must have been a sustaining purpose, and possibly a great abnegation, a leaving of lands and possessions.”}}
  • (slang) A male who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
  • (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
  • (slang) A judge.
  • (printing) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed; distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
  • A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
  • A South American monkey (.
  • The (European bullfinch).
  • (Webster 1913)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * abbey * abbot * brother * cloister * convent * friar * hermit * nun * priest * sister ----