<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural syllabuses, syllabi</li><li>an outline or other brief statement of the main points of a discourse, the subjects of a course of lectures, the contents of a curriculum, etc.</li><li>Law: a short summary of the legal basis of a court's decision appearing at the beginning of a reported case.</li><li>a book containing summaries of the leading cases in a legal field, used especially by students.</li><li>(often initial capital letter) Also called Syllabus of Errors.</li><li>Roman Catholic Church: the list of 80 propositions condemned as erroneous by Pope Pius IX in 1864.</li></ul>