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A '''Canon''' can have a number of meanings.
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#REDIRECT [[Canon]]
*In liturgics, a [[canon]] is a hymn of nine odes based on eight prayers in the Old Testament and two prayers in the New Testament.
 
*In terms of Church councils, a [[Canons of the Orthodox Church|canon]] is a decision of a council that has law-like (in beliefs or certain practices) or guidance (in most practices) qualities within the Church.
 
*The [[Holy Scripture|canon of Scripture]] consists of the [[Septuagint]] (Old Testament, including the Deuterocanonical Books) and the New Testament, as first outlined by St [[Athanasius of Alexandria]] in 367AD.
 
 
 
 
 
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