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The third canonical book of the Old Testament, containing the laws and regulations relating to the priests and Levites among the Hebrews, or the body of the ceremonial law.

Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high. See lofty Lebanon his head advance. Pope.

Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.

Resident; residentiary; as, mansionary canons.

Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. In the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the Senate. Shak.

ne of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount Lebanon and in different parts of Syria. They take their name from one Maron of the 6th century.

redo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei, besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus. Canon of the Mass. See Canon. -- High Mass, Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc. -- Low Mass, Mass which is said by the priest through-out, without music. -- Mass bell, the sanctus bell. See Sanc…

Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.

ard or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped as a saint. Shak. -- Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness, n.

ed.), a swelling on the black of the elbow due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; -- so called because of frequent occurrence in miners. -- Miner's inch, in hydraulic mining, the amount of water flowing under a given pressure in a given time through a hole one inch in diameter. It is a unit for measuring…

lso improperly used for any large church. Minster house, the official house in which the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation. Shipley.

Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a nameless writer."Nameless pens." Atterbury.

To take; to steal; to filch. [Obs.] This canon it in his hand nam. Chaucer.

The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 P. M.) in the Roman Catholic Church.

Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body. A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a numerary canon. Ayliffe.

The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject. Canonical obedience. See under Canonical. -- Passive obedience. See under Passive.

public trust; as, official duties, or routine. That, in the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the senate. Shak.

Of or pertaining to the olecranon.

e Mass (R. C. Ch.), the part of the Mass which is the same every day; -- called also the canon of the Mass.

To compare with; to equal; to rival. [R.] Spenser. In arms anon to paragon the morn, The morn new rising. Glover.