athenaeum
IPA: æθʌnˈiʌm
noun
- An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
- The reading room or library of such an association; (by extension) any reading room or library.
- A literary or scientific periodical, especially one similar to the London Athenaeum.
- (Ancient Greece) A temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva, especially that of Athens.
- Alternative form of Athenaeum: a temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva. [(Ancient Greece) A temple primarily dedicated to Athena or her Roman equivalent Minerva, especially that of Athens.]
- Alternative form of athenaeum: a literary or scientific club, especially that of Boston. [An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.]
- Alternative form of athenaeum: the reading room or library of such clubs, especially the London Athenaeum Club. [An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.]
- Alternative form of athenaeum: a literary or scientific periodical, especially the London Athenaeum. [An association for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.]
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Examples of "athenaeum" in Sentences
- Athenaeum, you're being terribly rude.
- His papers are collected in the Boston Athenaeum.
- The Athenaeum movement spread throughout the world.
- For several years, he was also a member of the Athenaeum.
- He was one of the first subscribers the Boston Athenaeum.
- He was a member of the Athenaeum Club as well as the MCC.
- Samuel studied law and classics on the Athenaeum Illustre.
- He later earned a Master's in Divinity from the Athenaeum.
- Palumbo graduated in medicine at the Palermitano Athenaeum.
- The Boston Athenaeum library is an outgrowth of the Anthology Club.