Compendium 506639 220693116 2008-06-21T02:58:34Z Correogsk 4595831 A '''compendium''' is a concise, yet comprehensive compilation of a body of [[knowledge]]. A compendium may summarize a larger work. In most cases the body of knowledge will concern some delimited field of human interest or endeavour (for example, [[hydrogeology]], [[logology]], [[ichthyology]], [[phytosociology]], or [[myrmecology]]), while a "universal" [[encyclopedia]] can be referred to as a ''compendium of all human knowledge''. The word compendium comes from the Latin word ''compendere'', meaning "to weigh together". ==Examples== An example of a compendium might be the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' project which attempts to be a comprehensive compilation of words in the English language. Other sites on the Internet also have directories that could make some claim to this; [[Google]]'s directory, about.com, etc. Another example is the recently{{when?}} released ''Compendium - Catechism of the Catholic Church'', a 598-question-and-answer concise book which summarises the same set of Catholic Faith and Morals. ==External links== {{Wiktionary|compendium}} * [http://www.oed.com The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' site] [[Category:Reference works]] [[de:Kompendium]] [[es:Compendio]] [[pl:Kompendium]] [[pt:Compêndio]] [[ro:Compendiu]] [[ru:Компендиум (образование)]] {{Lit-stub}}