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compendium wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 etymology 2 definitions 3 examples 4 see also 5 references 6 external links toggle the table of contents compendium 23 languages العربية català dansk deutsch esperanto español français frysk galego हिन्दी bahasa indonesia ido मराठी nederlands polski português română русский simple english svenska ไทย українська اردو edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia compilation of a body of knowledge this article needs more citations please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed find sources compendium news newspapers books scholar jstor march 2010 learn how and when to remove this message a compendium pl compendia or compendiums is a comprehensive collection of information and analysis pertaining to a body of knowledge a compendium may concisely summarize a larger work in most cases the body of knowledge will concern a specific field of human interest or endeavor e g hydrogeology logology ichthyology phytosociology or myrmecology while a general encyclopedia can be referred to as a compendium of all human knowledge the word compendium arrives from the latin word compeneri meaning to weigh together or balance the 21st century has seen the rise of democratized online compendia in various fields etymology edit the latin prefix con is used in compound words to suggest a being or bringing together of many objects and also suggests striving for completeness with perfection and compenso means to balance poise weigh offset definitions edit the entry on the word compendious in the online etymology dictionary says concise abridged but comprehensive concise compilation comprising the general principles or leading points of a longer system or work its etymology comes from a medieval latin use com pendere literally meaning to weigh together 1 examples edit benedictus de spinoza compendium grammaticus lingua hebraeae 1677 pages 40 41 the complete compendium of universal knowledge 1895 a field guide is a compendium of species found within a geographic area or within a taxon of natural occurrence such as animals plants rocks and minerals or stars bestiaries were medieval compendiums that catalogued animals and facts about natural history and were particularly popular in england and france around the 12th century citation needed a cookbook is a compendium of recipes within a given food culture citation needed an example would be the catechism of the catholic church a concise 598 question and answer book which summarises the teachings of the catholic church 2 some well known literary figures have written their own compendium an example would be alexandre dumas author of the three musketeers and a gourmand his compendium on food titled from absinthe to zest serves as an alphabet for food lovers citation needed see also edit anthology edited volume monograph owners manual treatise references edit compendious origin and meaning of compendious online etymology dictionary retrieved 2020 11 05 compendium of the catechism of the catholic church 2005 isbn 978 1 57455 720 6 external links edit look up compendium in wiktionary the free dictionary the oxford english dictionary site medicines compendium authority control databases international gnd other nara retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title compendium oldid 1366435858 category reference works hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata articles needing additional references from march 2010 all articles needing additional references all articles with unsourced statements articles with unsourced statements from january 2026 this page was last edited on 28 july 2026 at 01 07 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents compendium 23 languages add topic