Synonyms for enchiridion


Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-kahy-rid-ee-uh n, -ki-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛn kaɪˈrɪd i ən, -kɪ-

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Définition of enchiridion

Origin :
  • 1540s, "a handbook," from Late Latin, from Greek enkheiridion, neuter of enkheiridios "that which is held in the hand," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + kheir "hand" (see chiro-) + diminutive suffix -idion.
  • As in manual : noun book giving instruction
  • As in guide : noun information, instructions
  • As in guidebook : noun handbook
  • As in handbook : noun document giving instruction, information
Example sentences :
  • Was there, then, any objection to his works: the Enchiridion, the Adagia?
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • Enchiridion militis Christiani, printed in Lucubratiunculae, 1503.
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • His Enchiridion ethicum and Enchiridion metaphysicum were the text books of the school.
  • Extract from : « Cambridge » by Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
  • The above is an abridged translation from the Enchiridion, ed.
  • Extract from : « The Oxford Reformers » by Frederic Seebohm
  • The Enchiridion was submitted to the judgment of Vitrarius, and obtained his approval.
  • Extract from : « The Oxford Reformers » by Frederic Seebohm
  • The Enchiridion was the result, of which more will be said by and by.
  • Extract from : « The Oxford Reformers » by Frederic Seebohm
  • But the Enchiridion was not the only work published by Erasmus during this interval.
  • Extract from : « The Oxford Reformers » by Frederic Seebohm
  • The Enchiridion was, in truth, a re-echo of the very key-note of Colets faith.
  • Extract from : « The Oxford Reformers » by Frederic Seebohm
  • The Enchiridion is a summary of theoretical and applied Stoicism.
  • Extract from : « The Enchiridion » by Epictetus
  • A copy of the Enchiridion of Epictetus fell into our hands, and after studying it faithfully, we rejected Stoicism.
  • Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume I » by Lew. Wallace
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