Definition of "enchiridion" []

• A handbook; a manual. (noun)

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• "The plot twists were a little too convenient, and the language at times was a little unbelievable (okay she's an academic, but does that really give her the right to use the word enchiridion to describe a parenting book?)."
• "And at enchiridion-militis.com, every writer posts this little cross †after her/his name."
• ""Yes, Officer, the registration is in the glove compartment, right next to the enchiridion.""