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is one of the names by which the official list or register of the Church is known. It is also frequently spoken of as êáôÜëïãïò ἱåñáôéêüò , list of the priesthood, and hence spiritual persons were denominated êáíïíéêïß , canonici, and ïἱ ôïῦ êáíüíïò , men of the canon, because their names were entered in the list. The word êáíώí had also other significations. The assent of the catechumens to a summary of the leading articles of the Christian faith was required, and this creed was variously designated; sometimes êáíώí , the rule, sometimes ðßóôéò , the faith, and symbolum, a badge or token (see Riddle, Christian Antiquities, s. y.). SEE CANON.