chrestomathic /ˌkɹɛstəˈmæθɪk/adjective 1noun 1forms 1 adjective1 •That has a practical useIf 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 […] — 1822 noun1 •A practical handbook. formschrestomathics
