lyceum

English - Turkish

Definition of lyceum in English Turkish dictionary

konferans salonu

(isim) eğitim salonu

aristo'nun ders verdiği koru

{i} eğitim salonu

English - English

Definition of lyceum in English English dictionary

A public hall designed for lectures or concerts

A school at a stage between elementary school and college

A public hall used for lectures or music

An association for debate and literary improvement

{i} lecture hall, large auditorium in which lectures and other programs are presented; organization which sponsors various activities for cultural enrichment and entertainment; state run secondary school (in France)

a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12

a public hall for lectures and concerts

A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by lectures or disquisitions

A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the university

a building used for public meetings, concerts, speeches etc (Lyceum school near Athens where the ancient Greek thinker Aristotle taught, from , from lykeios name given to Apollo, Greek god of poetry)

A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy

Related Terms

lyceum movement

Form of adult education popular in the U.S. during the mid-19th century. The lyceums were voluntary local associations that sponsored lectures and debates on topics of current interest. The first was founded in 1826, and by 1834 there were approximately 3,000 in the Northeast and Midwest. They attracted such speakers as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Frederick Douglass, Henry David Thoreau, Daniel Webster, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Susan B. Anthony. The movement began to decline with the outbreak of the Civil War and eventually blended into the postbellum Chautauqua movement. In their heyday the lyceums contributed to the broadening of the school curricula and the development of local museums and libraries

lyceums

plural of lyceum

Hyphenation

Ly·ce·um

Etymology

[ lI-'sE-&m, 'lI-sE- ] (noun.) 1786. From Ancient Greek Λύκειον (Lukeion) (the name of a gymnasium, or athletic training facility, near Athens where Aristotle established his school) < Λύκειος ("Lycian" or "wolf-killer").