Lore vs. Canon — What's the Difference?

Accumulated knowledge or beliefs held by a group about a subject, especially when passed from generation to generation by oral tradition.

Archaic spelling of canyon

The space between the eye and the base of the bill of a bird or between the eye and nostril of a snake.

An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a church council.

All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.

A secular law, rule, or code of law.

The backstory created around a fictional universe.

An established principle

(obsolete) Workmanship.

A basis for judgment; a standard or criterion.

(anatomy) The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.

The books of the Bible officially accepted as Holy Scripture.

(anatomy) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field

The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.

The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic

That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore; folklore.

Material considered to be officially part of a fictional universe or considered to fit within the history established by a fictional universe

That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice; counsel.

Canon The part of the Mass beginning after the Preface and Sanctus and ending just before the Lord's Prayer.

Workmanship.

The calendar of saints accepted by the Roman Catholic Church.

Lost.

(Music) A composition or passage in which a melody is imitated by one or more voices at fixed intervals of pitch and time.

Knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote;

A member of a chapter of priests serving in a cathedral or collegiate church.

A member of certain religious communities living under a common rule and bound by vows.

Variant of canyon.

A generally accepted principle; a rule.

A formally codified set of criteria deemed mandatory for a particular artistic style of figurative art.

A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field.

The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic.

A eucharistic prayer, particularly the Roman Canon.

A religious law or body of law decreed by the church.

A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.

In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.

A piece of music in which the same melody is played by different voices, but beginning at different times; a round.

(Roman law) A rent or stipend payable at some regular time, generally annual, e.g., canon frumentarius

Those sources, especially including literary works, which are considered part of the main continuity regarding a given fictional universe.

(cookery) A rolled and filleted loin of meat; also called a cannon.

A large size of type formerly used for printing the church canons, standardized as 48-point.

The part of a bell by which it is suspended; the ear or shank of a bell.

A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church.

A canon regular, a member of any of several Roman Catholic religious orders.

A law or rule.

A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority.

In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.

A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.

A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.

A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation.

The largest size of type having a specific name; - so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church.

The part of a bell by which it is suspended; - called also ear and shank.

See Carom.

A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks, worn by water courses.

A rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy;

A priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

A ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

A contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts

A complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

A collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired