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< Kavfo (mwv-), > L. canon, a rule, canonism (kaii'on-i/.m), . [< canon 1 + ->,.] canon-wiset (kan'on-wlz), a. Versed in the 
stc. : see canon * and canon*.] I. a. Same as Adherence to canon or rule. canon law: as, "canon-Kite prelate," Milton 
canonist (kan'on-ist), M. [= F. canoniste; < Reformation in Eng., i. 
canon 1 + -MLJ One skilled in ecclesiastical canon-wren (kan'yon-ren), . A bird of the 
or canon law. family Troglodylidce and genus Cutherpei, M 
Re must he a canmitt : that Is to say, one that U brought 
up In the study of the pope's laws and decrees. 
Latimrr, Sermon of the Plough. 
canonical. 
You are my learned and gonmafc n. i^-libour. 
, 11. Jotuion, Tale of a Tub, L 3. 
Canonic Imitation, in WHWV, tin- exact <>r metii.>dn-:ii 
imitation of one voice-part by another. See canonl, 8. 
II. >t. [Gr. TO KavoviKOv, nout. of Kavavutdf ; see 
above.] In the Kpii'iinnii philosophy, a name 
for logic, considered as supplying a norm or 
rule to which reasoning has to conform, 
canonical (ka-non'i-kal), a. and n. [As ca- 
nonic + -al. Cf. ML. riiiuiiiiritlis, pertaining to 
a canon, < c<iiiiiicnn, a canon or prebendary: 
see cdHoii-.] I. a. 1. Of the nature of or 
constilutiti!,' a canon or rule; accepted as a 
norm or rule: as, i-iiinmii-dt writings. 
The term canonitnl signified normal, as constituting a 
s^bid n wipproT'l?thLTtanr M * iynolly "" )( canonistic (kan-o-nis'tik), o. [< canonist +*ic. 
tf. K PMtr, Benin, of Christianity, p. 67:i. ' 3f or Pertaining to canonists. 
2. Forming a part of the sacred canon. See 
canonl, 3. 3. Conformed or conforming to 
rule; fixed or determined by rule; specifically, canonizant (ka-non'i-zant), n. 
regulated by or in accordance with the canons -an* 1 .] In math., a certain coi 
of the church; authorized: as, canonical age; *"***-**- ! 
canonical hours. 
West and Clark, the Bishops of Ely and of Beth, . . . 
were both celebrated ctltumUt* and devote*! adherents of 
the old religion. K. W. Dixon, Hist. Church of Eng., I. 
All through the Middle Ages the lawyer who was avow- 
edly a priest held his own against the lawyer who pro- 
fessed to be a layman; and ours (England] Is the only 
country In which, owing to the peculiar turn of our 
history, it is difficult to see that, on the whole, the canon- 
ist exercised as much Influence on the course of legal de- 
velopment as the legist or civilian. 
Maine, Early Law and Custom, p. 27. 
They became the apt scholars of tills canonittic exposi- 
tion. Hilton, Tetrachordou. 
!<> variant used in 
reducing quantics to the canonical forms. The 
canonizant of a quantic of odd order is the catalectlcant 
<>f the penultimate emanant. Thus, the canonizant of the 
quantic (a, b, c, d, t, /) (*, y~p Is 
ax + by, bx + cy, cx + dy 
bx + cy, cx + dn, dx + ty 
cx + dy, dx + ey, ex+fy. 
We have one [successful epic) here, subdivided into ten canonizatet (ka-non'i-zat), f. t. [< ML. canoni- 
' canonieare, canonize: see canon- can-opener (kan'6'pn-er), . An implement for 
canonize. _cutting open one end of a sealed tin can. 
These two prelates [Olso of Wells and Walter of Here- 
ford!, having doubts about the canonical competency of 
ArchbUhop Stigand, went to Nicolas II. In 1081, and n- 
ce ived consecration at his hands. 
Stubbi, Const. Hist, f 704. 
Cafloo-wren Cathrrfrt mtxtcamttit. 
C. mexicanus: so called from its frequenting 
canons. Cones. See Catkerpet. 
canooskie(ka-noVki),n. A local name in Alaska 
of the crested auklet, MnerifMftm eriytatrllnx. 
distinct poems, each of which suits the canonical require- -ntus tin of 
ment. and may be read at a single sitting. j^ -. ' ifo'can 
I canonizationTkan'on-i-za'shon), . [=F. Oanopfc(ka-no P 'ik),. KL.tanopicvt^Cano- 
ptures, <&to$5T writing wnicl, S canonisation, < ML. canoni.-are, "canonize : see /" seeCanup,,, r.VOf or pertain ing to Canopua, 
ie church as the rule of faith and practice, canonize.] In the Rom. Catli. Ch., the act of an ancient rity of Egypt. Also wntten Canobic. 
Canonical age. 
nonlcal Script 
received by the ,. 
(See apocrypha, 2.) Canonical dissection, In math,, a 
standard mode of cutting up a Rleuiann's surface. Ca- 
nonical epistles, an appellation given to those epistles 
of the New Testament which are called general or cath- 
olic. They are the epistles of Peter, John, James, and 
Jude. Canonical form, in alfi., the simplest form to 
which a quantic can l>e reduced without loss of gener- 
ality. Thus, a binary quantic of the (2 m + l)th degree 
can be expressed as the sum of in + 1 powers. Ca- 
nonical hours, certain stated times of the day, fixed by 
ecclesiastical laws, appropriated to the offices of prayer 
and devotion. In the Roman Catholic Church the ca- 
nonical hours are the seven periods of dally prayer, viz., 
matins (consisting of nocturns with lauds), prime, terce, 
sext, nones, evensong or vespers, and complin. In Eng- 
land the same name Is also sometimes given to the hours 
from eight o clock to twelve in the forenoon, before and 
after which marriage cannot be legally performed In 
a parish church. Canonical letters, letters formerly 
interchanged by the orthodox clergy, as testimonials of 
their faith, to keep up the catholic communion, and to 
distinguish them from heretics. Canonical life, the 
method or rule of living prescribed by the ancient clergy 
who lived in community. It was less rigid than the mo- 
nastic life. Canonical obedience, the obedience, as 
regulated by the canons, of an ecclesiastic of lower rank to 
his superior, as of a presbyter to his bishop. Canonical 
enrolling a beatified person among the saints. 
See beatification. Originally each bishop was accun 
tomed to declare that particular deceased pereons should 
be regarded as saints ; but the exercise of this power wan 
gradually assumed by the popes, who since 1179 have ex- 
ercised the exclusive right of canonization. In order T.. 
canonization, it must be shown that two miracles have 
been wrought by the candidate before beatification, and 
two more after it by his intercession. The pope, on ap- 
plication, resumes the case of the beatified person, with 
the view of testing his qualifications for the higher rank 
which Is claimed for him. A secret consistory Is sum- 
mcmed, at which three cardinals are appointed to inquire 
into the matter, who make their report at a si-con. I 
private meeting. In the third, which is a public consis- 
tory, one person, called the adrocatu* diaboli, or devils 
advocate, attacks the person to be canonized, raises doubts 
as to the miracles said to have been wrought by him, and 
exposes any want of formality in the procedure; while 
another person, called advocatut Dei, or God's advocate, 
supports his claim. Lastly, a fourth consistory Is held, in 
which the votes of the prelates are taken for or against 
the canonization. If a plurality of votes are cast in favor 
of the candidate, the pope announces the day appointed 
for the ceremony, which takes place at St. Peter s. Also 
spelled canonisation. 
- Canoplc vases, vases of a special type, with top* In the 
form of heads of human Mugs or divinities, used In an- 
cient Egypt tu hold the entrails of embalmed bodlei, four 
being provided for each body. They were made In large 
numbers at Canopus, whence their name. Their form U 
punishment was inflicted, as idolatry, murder, adultery 
heresy, etc. 
H. n. pi. [Cf. ML. canonico! vcstes, canoni- 
cals.] The dress or habit prescribed by canon 
to be worn by the clergy when they officiate ; 
hence, the prescribed official costume or deco- 
ration of any functionary, as, in English usage, 
the pouch on the gown of an M.D., the coif of a 
serjeant-at-law, the lambskin on the hood of a 
B. A., the strings of an Oxford undergraduate, 
the tippet on a barrister's gown, proctors' and 
subproctors' tippets, etc. 
An ecclesiastic in full canonicals. Macaulay. 
canonically (ka-non'i-kal-i), adv. In conform- 
ity with a caubn or rulb ; specifically, in con- 
formity with, or in the manner prescribed by, 
the canons of a church: as, "canonically ad- 
mitted bishops," Bp. Bale, Apology, p. 23. 
canonicalness (ka-non'i-kal-nes), n. The qual- 
ity of being canonical. 
The canonical net* of the Apostolic Constitutions. 
Bp. Burnet. Hist. Own Times, an. 1711. 
canonicate (ka-non'i-kat), M. [=F. canonical, 
< ML. canoiii<;tiH.^ n., office of a canon; cf. canonizer (kan on-i-zer),n. One who canonizes. 
eanonieatus, pp. of cinionii-iirr. make a canon, Also spelled canoiiiser. 
< canonicus, a canon : see canonic, canot^.l The canonlyt (kan on-h), n. [< canonl + -Jyi.] Ac- 
office of a canon ; a canonry. cording to the canon; canonically. 
canonicity(kan-o-nis'i-ti),. [=F. canonicitt, canonry (kan'on-ri), .; pi. eanonnes (-nz). [< 
< ML. canoniciia(t-)s" < caiioiiiciin, canonical.] ^"O" 2 + *] Tne benefice filled by a canon. 
The quality of being canonical ; canouicalness. The patronage of the canonriti was secured to the Arch- 
The cananieitv. that Is, the divine authority, of the "ishop of York by the Act IS aiid 14 Viet, c. 98, s. 25 
books of the New Testament. * and ^ " ** tn - 
J. n. .\Vinimn. Development "f Christ. Doct., Hi. 4. canonst (kan'onz), n. pi. See cannon, n., 7. 
canonisation, canonise, etc. See canonization, canonship (kan'on-ship), n. [<canon% + -*<;>.] 
r.i /mm -c. etc. The position or office of canon ; canonry. 
Etruscan Canoplc V 
that of a reversed truncated cune rounded off above hi mi 
upherically, with the o|>eiilng in the ton, which Is closed 
by the head as a lid. Their material is generally terra- 
cotta, but frequently some valuable stone. The name Is 
also given to vases of similar form containing the ashes 
of the dead found in Etruscan tombs of the eighth and 
seventh centuries B. c. The Etruscan examples have han- 
dles, and bear human anus as well as the head, represent- 
ed either In low relief along the body of the vase, or In 
complete relief, and sometimes articulated to the handles. 
catalogue of the saints, etc. : see canonl.] 1. 
To enroll officially in the canon or catalogue 
of the saints; declare to be a saint; regard as 
a saint. See canonization. 
The king, desirous to bring into the house of Lancaster 
celestial honour, became suitor to Pope Julius, to canonic 
King Henry VI. for a saint Bacnu, Hist Hen. VII. 
The best of them will never be canonized for a saint 
when she's dead. GoUttmith, Oood-Xatured Man, I. 
And has a Champion risen In arras to try * 
His Country's virtue, fought, and breathes no more ; Oanopns (ka-no pus), n. 
Him in their hearts the people canonize. 
Wordnnorth, Eccles. Sonnets, i. 82. 
2. To admit into the canon, as of Scripture. 
[Rare.] 
Bathsheba was so wise a woman that some of her coun- 
sels are canonized for divine. Bp. Hall, David's End. 
3. To embody in canons. [Bare.] 
Planting our faith one while in the old convocation 
house ; and another while in the chapel at Westminster : 
when all the faith and religion that shall be there canon- 
ized Is not sufficient without plain convincement, and the canopy (kan'6-pi), H. ; pi. canopies (-piz). [Early 
charity of patient instruction. MMon, Areopagitica, p. 65. mo dT^. also'cflnan,/. cananie = D. * L 
Also spelled canonise. 
Against the walls [of the mummy-chamber] were piled 
. . . libation jars of bronze and terra cotta. and eanopir 
Ms* of precious Lycopolltan alabaster. 
llarprri May., LXV. 187. 
[L., the brightest 
star in the constellation Argo, named from 
Canopus, < Gr. Kdvwror, earlier Kditj/ior, a town 
in Lower Egypt.] The brightest star but one 
in the heavens, one magnitude brighter than 
Arcturus and only half a magnitude fainter 
than Sirius. It is situated in one of the steering-paddles 
of Argo, about 35' south of Sirius and about the same 
distance east of Achenar ; It Is of a white or yellowish 
color, and Is conspicuous in Florida in winter. Astrono- 
mers call it a or alpha Aryiu, or a or o/; An Can'rur. See 
cut under Argo. 
,^t* '-if f XT /- t ' " "rf 
mod. E. also canopy, canapie; = D. kanapee = 
G. canapee, kanaiite, a canopied couch, sofa, < F. 
canapi (after It.), prop, conopec (Cotgrave) = 
OPg. aanapt = 8p. Pg. canape = It. canope 
= Wall, canapeu, a canopy, canopied couch, < 
ML. niinipi IIHI, canapeium, ranopiuni, cannpinm, 
prop, conopevm, a mosquito-net, a tent, pa- 
vilion, < Gr. dtiuorriov, nuvurreui; an Egyptian 
bed with mosquito-curtains, a pavilion, < auvu^i 
(UMXT-), a gnat, mosquito, perhaps an accom. 
of a foreign (Egyptian f ) word, but ap 
faced,' as if from some fane 
cone, < Kuvof, a cone, 4- tnjt, face : see 001*0 and 
optic.'] 1. In general, any suspended covering 
appar. ' cone- 
