priest vs canon

canon vs priest

priest and canon both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
priest	Yes	No	No	No
canon	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, canon is a hyponym of priest; that is, canon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than priest:

priest: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
canon: a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

Other hyponyms of priest include archpriest, hierarch, high priest, prelate, primate, bishop, celebrant, confessor, domestic prelate, Father, Padre, Monsignor, pontifex, priestess, vicar.

priest (noun)	canon (noun)
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders	a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion	a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts
	a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
	a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church
	a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
	a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

Difference between priest and canon

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