Chrestomathic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌkɹɛstəˈmæθɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Chrestomathic is an adjective meaning (of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
Meaning
(of teaching or learning) That has a practical use.
More Meanings
- A practical handbook.
Example Sentences
If mankind be so intensely corrupt, if the world be the pandaemonium which he paints it, legislation would be in vain: chrestomathic education, and panopticon discipline would be fruitless […]
1834-1847, Robert Southey, The Doctor […] the art of destruction applied to noxious animals, a science which the said Jeremy proposes should form part of the course of studies in his Chrestomathic school.
Word Forms
- chrestomathics
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chrestomathical, catachrestical, catechetic, catechistical, catechetical, catechistic.
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