Definition of phrontistery in English:

phrontistery

nounPlural phrontisteries ˈfrɒntɪst(ə)ri

archaic

A school or other educational institution.
Example sentencesExamples
- He calls his servant to bring a pickaxe, and get up on the phrontistery, and knock in the roof about their ears.
- I know where I am: in one of the famous Phrontisteries of Law and Justice.
- This brings me to a wider discussion about how universities should stop thinking they are money-making training enterprises, and should rather be phrontisteries that encourage creativity and innovation.
- To the phrontistery flocked some of the nation's leading young libertarians, including Smith and Gaskins.
- England's grand phrontisteries, seminaries and seed-plots of learning: Oxford and Cambridge.
Synonyms
educational institution, centre of learning

Origin

Early 17th century: from Greek phrontistērion, from phrontistēs 'deep thinker', from phrontizein 'be thoughtful', from phrontis 'thought'.

单词	phrontistery
释义	Definition of phrontistery in English: phrontistery nounPlural phrontisteries ˈfrɒntɪst(ə)ri archaic A school or other educational institution. Example sentencesExamples He calls his servant to bring a pickaxe, and get up on the phrontistery, and knock in the roof about their ears. I know where I am: in one of the famous Phrontisteries of Law and Justice. This brings me to a wider discussion about how universities should stop thinking they are money-making training enterprises, and should rather be phrontisteries that encourage creativity and innovation. To the phrontistery flocked some of the nation's leading young libertarians, including Smith and Gaskins. England's grand phrontisteries, seminaries and seed-plots of learning: Oxford and Cambridge. Synonyms educational institution, centre of learning Origin Early 17th century: from Greek phrontistērion, from phrontistēs 'deep thinker', from phrontizein 'be thoughtful', from phrontis 'thought'.
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