compend
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In a brief compend, like the present work, it is not thought necessary to notice particularly the printed editions of the Hebrew Bible.
From Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
As for the chapter of good breeding, it is wide of comprehension, being a compend of things perfect.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
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 Hugh Binning
Instead of an unsatisfactory compend, especially of subjects concerning which there are great differences of opinion, and considerable warmth of feeling, useful tables of important events are furnished in the Appendix.
From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by John Lord
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 James Champlin Fernald
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