enchiridion

2 definitions found

enchiridion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Enchiridion \En`chi*rid"i*on\, n. [L., from Gr. ?; ? in + ?
     hand.]
     Handbook; a manual of devotions. --Evelyn.
     [1913 Webster]

enchiridion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  enchiridion
      n 1: a concise reference book providing specific information
           about a subject or location [syn: handbook,
           enchiridion, vade mecum]