in compendio

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in compendio.

Adverb

in compendio (not comparable)

  1. In abridged form; in summary. Antonym: in extenso
    • 1870, Thomas Manton, The Complete Works of Thomas Manton, D.D.‎[1], J. Nisbet & Company, page 302:
      Therefore how could he show him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory thereof? Ans. These words must not be taken rigorously ; but that showed them :—(1.) In compendio. [...]
    • 1889, “Pertaining to Blood Sacrifices”, in Exodus (chap. XII), Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy‎[2], Funk & Wagnalls, page 361:
      As Kahnis puts it, blood is life in compendio.
    • 2001, Robert Franks, A History of the Doctrine of the Work of Christ‎[3], page 299:
      The curse therefore fights with the blessing, and would condemn it and altogether bring it to naught, but it cannot do so. [...] Finally, here we have salvation (as Irenæus would have said) in compendio.
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