Athenaeumn.

Brit.

/ˌaθᵻˈniːəm/, U.S.

/ˌæθəˈniəm/

Forms: Also Atheneum. Mod. plural Athenæums.

Etymology: < Latin Athenæum, < Greek Ἀθηναῖον, (the temple) of Ἀθήνη, goddess of wisdom, Minerva.

1. Ancient Greek History. The temple of Athene in ancient Athens, in which professors taught their students, and orators and poets rehearsed their compositions. (Similar institutions, with the same name, were afterwards established at Rome and Lyons.)

ΘΚΠ

society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > in ancient Greece

schoolOE

academya1382

academia1542

lyceum1579

garden1603

stoa1603

Athenaeum1728

Academe1751

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Athenæa were built in form of Amphitheatres.

2. In modern times often used as a title for:

a. An association of persons interested in scientific and literary pursuits, meeting for the purpose of mutual improvement; a literary or scientific club.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > learned association

learned societya1680

Athenaeum1807

society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [noun] > club or society

literary circle1772

Athenaeum1807

literary1875

1807 Monthly Anthol. May 226 The Trustees with their associates are made a body corporate by the title of the Proprietors of the Boston Athenæum.

1847 H. Howe Hist. Coll. Ohio 390 The atheneum was commenced as a library company.

1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

1882 E. K. Godfrey Island of Nantucket 13 The Athenaeum and other literary societies.

b. A building or institution in which books, periodicals, and newspapers are provided for use; a literary club-room, reading-room, library. Esp. the Athenæum Club in London.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [noun]

book houseOE

aumbrya1225

libraryc1449

Athenaeum1799

1799 (title) Laws and Regulations of the Athenæum in Liverpool.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. xl. 224 The history of their [sc. Liverpool's] Athenæum is a striking instance of their spirit:—by this name they call a public library, with a reading-room for the newspapers and other journals.

1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 112 The Atheneum, or reading-room, is much frequented.

1834 H. C. Robinson Diary 14 Mar. (1967) 132 When the alarm of the cholera took place two years ago he gravely proposed turning the Athenaeum into a cholera hospital.

1845 Ainsworth's Mag. 7 424 It would almost seem that the Athenæum had a personal quarrel with Mr. Pettigrew.

1885 N.E.D. at Athenaeum Mod. The Manchester Athenæum.

1887 W. S. Gilbert Ruddigore (1899) iii. p. 38 Who found Athenæums and local museums.

1936 Notes & Queries CLXX. 386/1 Thackeray..was more of the Athenaeum type.

c. A periodical devoted to the interests of literature, science, and art, e.g. The Athenæum, published in London.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > journalism > journal > periodical > [noun] > magazine > literary or artistic

review1705

Athenaeum1835

lit.1895

little magazine1895

little mag1907

1835 C. Dickens Let. 11 Jan. (1965) I. 54 I can't get an Athenæum, a Literary Gazette—no not even a penny Magazine.

1848 H. C. Robinson Diary 5 Aug. (1967) 248 There is in the Athenaeum a severe article as respects Talfourd's style.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	athenaeum
释义	Athenaeumn. Brit. /ˌaθᵻˈniːəm/, U.S. /ˌæθəˈniəm/ Forms: Also Atheneum. Mod. plural Athenæums. Etymology: < Latin Athenæum, < Greek Ἀθηναῖον, (the temple) of Ἀθήνη, goddess of wisdom, Minerva. 1. Ancient Greek History. The temple of Athene in ancient Athens, in which professors taught their students, and orators and poets rehearsed their compositions. (Similar institutions, with the same name, were afterwards established at Rome and Lyons.) ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > [noun] > educational institution > in ancient Greece schoolOE academya1382 academia1542 lyceum1579 garden1603 stoa1603 Athenaeum1728 Academe1751 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Athenæa were built in form of Amphitheatres. 2. In modern times often used as a title for: a. An association of persons interested in scientific and literary pursuits, meeting for the purpose of mutual improvement; a literary or scientific club. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > learned person, scholar > [noun] > learned association learned societya1680 Athenaeum1807 society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [noun] > club or society literary circle1772 Athenaeum1807 literary1875 1807 Monthly Anthol. May 226 The Trustees with their associates are made a body corporate by the title of the Proprietors of the Boston Athenæum. 1847 H. Howe Hist. Coll. Ohio 390 The atheneum was commenced as a library company. 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 1882 E. K. Godfrey Island of Nantucket 13 The Athenaeum and other literary societies. b. A building or institution in which books, periodicals, and newspapers are provided for use; a literary club-room, reading-room, library. Esp. the Athenæum Club in London. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > library or collection of books > library, place, or institution > [noun] book houseOE aumbrya1225 libraryc1449 Athenaeum1799 1799 (title) Laws and Regulations of the Athenæum in Liverpool. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. xl. 224 The history of their [sc. Liverpool's] Athenæum is a striking instance of their spirit:—by this name they call a public library, with a reading-room for the newspapers and other journals. 1822 J. Flint Lett. from Amer. 112 The Atheneum, or reading-room, is much frequented. 1834 H. C. Robinson Diary 14 Mar. (1967) 132 When the alarm of the cholera took place two years ago he gravely proposed turning the Athenaeum into a cholera hospital. 1845 Ainsworth's Mag. 7 424 It would almost seem that the Athenæum had a personal quarrel with Mr. Pettigrew. 1885 N.E.D. at Athenaeum Mod. The Manchester Athenæum. 1887 W. S. Gilbert Ruddigore (1899) iii. p. 38 Who found Athenæums and local museums. 1936 Notes & Queries CLXX. 386/1 Thackeray..was more of the Athenaeum type. c. A periodical devoted to the interests of literature, science, and art, e.g. The Athenæum, published in London. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journal > periodical > [noun] > magazine > literary or artistic review1705 Athenaeum1835 lit.1895 little magazine1895 little mag1907 1835 C. Dickens Let. 11 Jan. (1965) I. 54 I can't get an Athenæum, a Literary Gazette—no not even a penny Magazine. 1848 H. C. Robinson Diary 5 Aug. (1967) 248 There is in the Athenaeum a severe article as respects Talfourd's style. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1728
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