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enchiridion

[ en-kahy-rid-ee-uh n, -ki- ]

/ ˌɛn kaɪˈrɪd i ən, -kɪ- /

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noun, plural en·chi·rid·i·ons, en·chi·rid·i·a [en-kahy-rid-ee-uh, -ki-] /ˌɛn kaɪˈrɪd i ə, -kɪ-/.

a handbook; manual.

Origin of enchiridion

1535–45; < Late Latin < Greek encheirídion handbook, equivalent to en- en-² + cheír hand + -idion diminutive suffix

Words nearby enchiridion

enchantment, enchantress, enchase, enchaînement, enchilada, enchiridion, enchondral, enchondroma, enchondromatosis, enchondrosarcoma, enchorial

Example sentences from the Web for enchiridion

The earliest print of it that I have seen is that appended to the Enchiridion, &c. Basle, 1518.

The Oxford Reformers |Frederic Seebohm
This is a valuable commentary on the Enchiridion by Simplicius, who lived in the time of the emperor Justinian.

Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus |Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
His Enchiridion ethicum and Enchiridion metaphysicum were the text books of the school.

Cambridge |Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker
Was there, then, any objection to his works: the Enchiridion, the Adagia?

Erasmus and the Age of Reformation |Johan Huizinga

Erasmus says that the Enchiridion attracted little attention at first, but afterward had a great sale.

Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam |Ephraim Emerton

British Dictionary definitions for enchiridion

enchiridion

/ (ˌɛnkaɪˈrɪdɪən) /

noun plural -ions or -ia (-ɪə)

rare a handbook or manual

Word Origin for enchiridion

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek enkheiridion, from en- ² + kheir hand