synopsis

Etymology

From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view.

noun

1. (authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
2. A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
3. (Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.