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Scripture vs Canon - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between scripture and canon

is that scripture is the Aqdas while canon is a generally accepted principle; a rule.

scripture

English

(wikipedia Scripture)

Noun

(en proper noun)
  • the Aqdas
  • the Hebrew Tanakh
  • the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible.
  • the Adi Granth
  • the Avesta
  • the Book of Shadows
  • the Raelian Sensual Meditation
  • the Moslem Koran
  • the Poetic Edda
  • The Tripitaka
  • The Veda
  • the religious text of a given religion

    • 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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