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enchiridion|ɛnkaɪˈrɪdɪən|
[a. Gr. ἐγχειρίδιον, f. ἐν in + χείρ hand + dim. suff. -ιδιον.]
A handbook or manual; a concise treatise serving as a guide or for reference.
1541Coverdale Old Faith Wks. 1844 I. 49 He [Moses] made..an enchiridion and sum of all the acts of his time. 1658Bp. Reynolds Medit. Lord's Supper Ded., I have been emboldened to present this small enchiridion..unto the hands and patronage of so..judicious a person. a1789Burney Hist. Mus. (ed. 2) II. ii. 122 The Enchiridion of Hubald..appears first in the volume. 1829I. Taylor Enthus. (1850) 224 The Bible..is the heavenly enchiridion of those who are beset with the cares, etc. of the world. 1885Blackw. Mag. June 775/1 This enchiridion or little handbook was published in 1575. |