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Suffragan vs Canon - What's the difference?

suffragan | canon |

As nouns the difference between suffragan and canon

is that suffragan is a bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.) while canon is a generally accepted principle; a rule.

As an adjective suffragan

is of or pertaining to a suffragan.

suffragan

English

(wikipedia suffragan)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).
  • *:
  • *:Now take your hors said sir Tristram And as ye say / soo hit shal be / and alle thyn euylle wil god forgyue it yow and I doo / And here within this myle is the suffrecan of Carleil that shalle gyue yow the sacrament of baptym
  • An auxiliary bishop.
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan -bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”}}

    See also

    *coadjutor bishop

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to a suffragan.

    • 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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