compend
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The knowledge then of Jesus Christ is a true and full compend of all saving knowledge.
From Christ: The Way, the Truth, and the Life by Brown, John (of Wamphray)
The Second Article, says Zahn, is "a compend of the Evangelical history, including even external details."
From Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
An epitome, compend, or compendium is a condensed view of a subject, whether derived from a previous publication or not.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
His papers are a rare compend of literary criticism.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.
Well, then, prayer is, as it were, a compend and sum of all duties; it contains in it, faith, love, repentance; all these should breathe out in prayer.
From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh
