Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A handbook; a manual.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A book to be carried in the hand; a manual; a handbook.
- noun Specifically— A Roman Catholic service-book containing the Little Office of the Virgin.
- noun An ecclesiastical manual of the Greek Church.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Handbook; a manual of devotions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
handbook ormanual .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
Etymologies
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Examples
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The plot twists were a little too convenient, and the language at times was a little unbelievable (okay she's an academic, but does that really give her the right to use the word enchiridion to describe a parenting book?).
Bookworm 2008
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And at enchiridion-militis.com, every writer posts this little cross †after her/his name.
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I decided in the end not to bestow an enchiridion upon Dana -- it was just a bit too flavorful for this particular story/voice -- but here are some other suggested uses for it: Honey, the blender's broken.
Excellent Word of the Day: enchiridion Cheryl 2005
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"Yes, Officer, the registration is in the glove compartment, right next to the enchiridion."
Excellent Word of the Day: enchiridion Cheryl 2005
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But it is only fair to bear in mind that the Lay is less a poem than an enchiridion, a sort of Emersonian guide to the conduct of life rather than an exquisitely-presented summary of the thoughts of an Eastern pessimist.
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Called a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer, this 'propaedeutic enchiridion' came with its own power pack, a voice-recognition interface, 'smart paper' computer pages, 'nanoreceptors' to measure the reader's pulse, and a database that amounted to 'a catalogue of the collective unconscious. '
Cri de Coeur Leonard, John 2001
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Laurentius wanted a handbook (enchiridion) that would sum up the essential Christian teaching in the briefest possible form.
Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler 345-430 1955
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But it is only fair to bear in mind that the Lay is less a poem than an enchiridion, a sort of Emersonian guide to the conduct of life rather than an exquisitely-presented summary of the thoughts of an Eastern pessimist.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Wright, Thomas, 1859-1936 1906
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But it is only fair to bear in mind that the Lay is less a poem than an enchiridion, a sort of Emersonian guide to the conduct of life rather than an exquisitely-presented summary of the thoughts of an
The Life of Sir Richard Burton Thomas Wright 1897
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It is an impious but comic enchiridion of almost all violence, all done, curiously, in a mannered style - he tended to draw people in extended and vaguely balletic postures - and in arch, elegant forms.
NPR Topics: News 2011
milosrdenstvi commented on the word enchiridion
Greek en (in) + cheir (hand) + diminutive... in typical use now, a handbook, doubtless influenced by the work by Epictetus of the same name, but originally could mean either handbook or dagger.
May 25, 2010
knitandpurl commented on the word enchiridion
In The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson, the Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is also called a "Propaedeutic Enchiridion" (p 184 of the Spectra trade paperback edition)
May 22, 2016
tristero commented on the word enchiridion
Pop Culture Note: Enchiridion also appears as a formal title in the "Adventure Time!" series as a handbook for heroes. Episodes where it plays a major role:
◾"The Enchiridion!"
◾"Another Way"
◾"In Your Footsteps"
◾"The Lich"
◾"Crossover" (Farmworld Enchiridion)
◾"Winter Light" (Farmworld Enchiridion; in Standard Timeline)
◾"Cloudy" (Farmworld Enchiridion; in Standard Timeline)
◾"Skyhooks II" (Farmworld Enchiridion; in Standard Tim
May 10, 2017
qms commented on the word enchiridion
We learn from the lesson of Gideon,
Who vanquished the army of Midian,
Success takes invention
And not close attention
To rules in some stale enchiridion.
Judges 7:17–22
June 5, 2017