Associations to the word «Chrestomathy»

Wiktionary

CHRESTOMATHY, noun. A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
CHRESTOMATHY, noun. A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.

Dictionary definition

CHRESTOMATHY, noun. A selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin