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Meanings of vade mecum in English
A concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location.
Synonyms
Examples for "handbook"
Examples for "handbook"
1
The handbook provides a wealth of information about the general construction sector.
2
Foothold handbook How to get the best purchase on common gym holds.
3
This shows that both you and the minister contravened the ministerial handbook.
4
There's no handbook for how to manoeuvre your way gracefully through it.
5
But I kept the handbook, and he never asked for it back.
1
Epictetus in his Enchiridion makes short work of the question of evil.
2
For evil is the privation of good, according to Augustine (Enchiridion xi).
3
For "the works of the Trinity are inseparable," as Augustine says (Enchiridion xxxviii).
4
Now a thing is called evil "because it harms," as Augustine says (Enchiridion xii).
5
For, according to Augustine (Enchiridion xii), "a thing is evil because it is harmful."
Usage of vade mecum in English
1
This prophecy of Noah is the vade mecum of slaveholders, and they never venture abroad without it.
2
Fire is the Arabs' vade mecum; the actual cautery is deeply respected, and is supposed to be infallible.
3
So, driven to the wall, we go for our subject-matter to the reliable, old, moral, unassailable vade mecum-theunabridged dictionary.
4
The document is nevertheless a useful vade mecum and overview of the British government's positions and arguments on the forthcoming Inter Governmental Conference.
5
She spoke eight languages fluently, including Arabic, and was a perfect " vade mecum" of interesting information which she well knew how to impart.
6
He looked at the title page; the book was called "The Stock Breeder's Vade Mecum."
7
(1 and 2 combined) Pervade, invade, evasion, vade mecum.
8
My Vade Mecum, like most of its kind, was unfortunately compiled many years ago and had never been brought up to date.
9
Mrs. Fletcher says you are to get the lozenges at Squire's in Oxford Street, and be sure to ask for the Vade mecum lozenges.
Translations for vade mecum
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