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enchiridion

Syllables: en·chi·ri·di·on/ˌɛn.kaɪˈɹɪ.dɪ.ən/

enchiridion noun: a handbook or manual.

Noun

enchiridion (plural enchiridions or enchiridia)

  1. (archaic, uncommon) A handbook or manual.
    • the Enchiridion of Erasmus
    • He [Francis Quarles] wrote long poems, almost epics for length, about Jonah, Esther, Job, Samson, and Solomon, interspersed with meditations after a quite original plan,—Shepherd's Oracles, Comedies, Romances, Fancies, and Meditations,—the quintessence of meditation, —and Enchiridions of Meditation...1843 October 16, Henry David Thoreau, “To Mrs. Emerson”, in F[ranklin] B[enjamin] Sanborn, editor, The Writings of Henry David Thoreau: Familiar Letters, volume VI (Familiar Letters), Boston, Mass....

enchiridion meaning in Tamil

enchiridion in Tamil

துணை நூல், கைச்சுவடி

Forms of enchiridion

pluralenchiridions
pluralenchiridia

Origin of enchiridion

Either via Latin enchīridion or directly, from Ancient Greek ἐγχειρίδιον (enkheirídion, “handbook, manual”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -ίδιον (-ídion).

Words that rhyme with enchiridion

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Questions about enchiridion

What does enchiridion mean?
Enchiridion means a handbook or manual.
What is enchiridion in Tamil?
Enchiridion in Tamil is துணை நூல், கைச்சுவடி. See Enchiridion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is enchiridion?
Enchiridion is a noun.
How do you pronounce enchiridion?
Enchiridion is pronounced /ˌɛn.kaɪˈɹɪ.dɪ.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of enchiridion?
The plural of enchiridion is enchiridions.

Words near enchiridion in the dictionary

  1. enchesting
  2. enchests
  3. enchilada
  4. enchiladas
  5. enchiridia
  6. enchiridion
  7. enchiridions
  8. enchirito
  9. enchiritos
  10. enchisel
  11. enchiselled

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Adapted from Wiktionary: enchiridion (page history and authors); enchiridion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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