† atalantisn.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name New Atalantis.

Etymology: < atalantis (in New Atalantis, the title of a romance satirizing those who had brought about the Revolution of 1688 (see quot. 1709), probably an alteration of New Atlantis , the title of a work by Bacon, published with his Sylva Sylvarum in 1626 < new adj. + Atlantis n.).

Obsolete.

Brief title of a romance [probably after Bacon's New Atlantis] satirizing those who had effected the Revolution of 1688 (see first quot.); hence gen. a secret or scandalous history.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret > unfortunate secret

atalantis1709

a skeleton in the closet1845

family skeleton1850

skeleton1936

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > romance > [noun] > a romance > specific

atalantis1709

Milesian tale?1799

family romance1814

1709 D. Manley (title) Secret Memoirs and Manners of several Persons of Quality of both Sexes from the New Atalantis, an Island in the Mediterranean.

1785 R. Cumberland Observer No. 109. ⁋3 He has a court-atalantis of his own, from which he can favour you with some hints of sly doings amongst the maids of honour.

1789 (title) The Naval Atalantis; or a Display of the Characters of such Flag Officers, etc.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	atalantis
释义	† atalantisn. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name New Atalantis. Etymology: < atalantis (in New Atalantis, the title of a romance satirizing those who had brought about the Revolution of 1688 (see quot. 1709), probably an alteration of New Atlantis , the title of a work by Bacon, published with his Sylva Sylvarum in 1626 < new adj. + Atlantis n.). Obsolete. Brief title of a romance [probably after Bacon's New Atlantis] satirizing those who had effected the Revolution of 1688 (see first quot.); hence gen. a secret or scandalous history. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > something concealed, a secret > unfortunate secret atalantis1709 a skeleton in the closet1845 family skeleton1850 skeleton1936 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > romance > [noun] > a romance > specific atalantis1709 Milesian tale?1799 family romance1814 1709 D. Manley (title) Secret Memoirs and Manners of several Persons of Quality of both Sexes from the New Atalantis, an Island in the Mediterranean. 1785 R. Cumberland Observer No. 109. ⁋3 He has a court-atalantis of his own, from which he can favour you with some hints of sly doings amongst the maids of honour. 1789 (title) The Naval Atalantis; or a Display of the Characters of such Flag Officers, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1709
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