The name
Enchiridion (from
Greek cheir, "hand") means "handbook". It was originally published as
Enchiridion symbolorum et definitionum, quae de rebus fidei et morum a conciliis oecumenicis et summis pontificibus emanarunt. The work is today published as
Enchiridion symbolorum, definitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum. The
Enchiridion is sometimes referred to as
Denzinger,
after its first editor,
Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger. It is commonly abbreviated 'D', 'D.', or 'Dz'. It is also referred to as 'DS' in editions edited by Adolf Schönmetzer due to a revision in numbering ('DS' sometimes continues to be used as a general reference to even later editions), as 'DB' for editions edited by Clément Bannwart, and as 'DH' for editions edited by Peter Hünermann. ==Structure==