enchiridion
- noun
- /ˌɛnkaɪˈrɪdiən/
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manual
- The audience for Erasmus and other humanists' works was limited only by its ability to read Latin, and early translations of many works such as the Enchiridion removed even that limitation.
- Enchiridion of Erasmus
Rather, you want to make whatever it is that you take from Stoic philosophy, from the enchiridion, for example, part of your own makeup.
- Rather, you want to make whatever it is that you take from Stoic philosophy, from the enchiridion, for example, part of your own makeup.
Examples
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In his slim volume, the Enchiridion, he brings home the point of worrying about the things you can control.
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It's a very in depth look at that Enchiridion of Epictetus.
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Then we're starting the Epictetus Enchiridion and Discourses course.
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Zupnick, "The Influence of Erasmus's Enchiridion," 231.
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For the impressive publication record of the Enchiridion, including an edition published in Antwerp in 1523, see CWE, vol. 66, 4-5.
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Pontifical Council for the Family. Enchiridion on the Family: A Compendium of Church Teaching on Family and Life Issues from Vatican II to the Present. Boston: Pauline, 2004. Pp. xxv + 1344. $32.95.
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That Augustine, in his later years, remained faithful to his anti-Manichean denial that evil was an unalloyed substance is shown in his Enchiridion, a manual of the Christian faith composed around 423 during the Pelagian controversy.
Academic text (1990) -
Erasmus, The Enchiridion of Erasmus, trans. Raymond Himelick (Bloomington, Ind.: Purdue University Press, 1963), 128.
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* Erasmus, Enchiridion, rule 22, trans. M. Spinka, ed., Advocates of Reform from Wyclif to Erasmus, Library of Christian Classics, 14 (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1953), 113.
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The teacher provided an enchiridion that summarized all the key concepts we needed for the exam.
Synonyms
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3.1
A short book with useful information and instructions about a subject or place
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A book that gives information and advice about a place or activity
A small book you carry to look things up quickly
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Etymology
Enchiridion comes from Greek parts en- 'in' and cheir 'hand', so it literally meant 'in the hand'. It is like a small 'handbook' you can hold, which is why an enchiridion means a short, practical manual with essential information.