Fanon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfænən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fanon is a noun meaning A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
Meaning
A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
More Meanings
- Part of a bishop's mitre. They are the tabs extending down from the mitre, often with a cross near the end of each. See lappet.
- A maniple.
- (surgery) A fold of linen laid under a splint.
- (fandom slang) Elements introduced by fans which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if canonical.
Example Sentences
So in a fandom as old as Austen's, how does fanon get created?
Loyalty is one aspect of Slytherin that canon and fanon readings technically agree on, but fans are significantly more sincere about this characterization.
In this way, smaller groups within a fandom agree on readings which may be completely at odds with the canon, but which in time acquire legitimacy as fanon.
Word Forms
- fanons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orale, maniple, pontificals, subcinctorium, falda, gremial.
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