- a variation of compendium.
compend
Example Sentences
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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 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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 Barrows, E. P. (Elijah Porter)
An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or abridged form; an abbreviation.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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
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)
