menticulturen.

Brit.

/ˈmɛntᵻˌkʌltʃə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛn(t)əˌkəltʃər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin ment- , mēns , -i- connective, -culture comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin ment-, mēns mind (see mental adj.¹) + -i- connective + -culture comb. form.

Now historical.

The exercise and cultivation of the mind.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > [noun] > cultivation of the mind

menticulture1830

1830 S. Maunder Treasury of Knowl. i Menticulture, improvement of the mind.

?1850 E. Stevens (title) Prospectus of a course of lectures on menticulture, or mental and physical health, [etc.].

1895 H. Fletcher (title) Menticulture or the A-B-C of true living.

1928 Sci. Monthly Nov. 447/1 I cannot accept the criticism of modern education that would have us believe that menticulture was once understood but has become a lost art.

2000 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 20 Feb. c5 Worry was to be countered through the process of ‘menticulture’. Today we would call it stress management.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	menticulture
释义	menticulturen. Brit. /ˈmɛntᵻˌkʌltʃə/, U.S. /ˈmɛn(t)əˌkəltʃər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin ment- , mēns , -i- connective, -culture comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin ment-, mēns mind (see mental adj.¹) + -i- connective + -culture comb. form. Now historical. The exercise and cultivation of the mind. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > [noun] > cultivation of the mind menticulture1830 1830 S. Maunder Treasury of Knowl. i Menticulture, improvement of the mind. ?1850 E. Stevens (title) Prospectus of a course of lectures on menticulture, or mental and physical health, [etc.]. 1895 H. Fletcher (title) Menticulture or the A-B-C of true living. 1928 Sci. Monthly Nov. 447/1 I cannot accept the criticism of modern education that would have us believe that menticulture was once understood but has become a lost art. 2000 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 20 Feb. c5 Worry was to be countered through the process of ‘menticulture’. Today we would call it stress management. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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