Philanthropinen.
/fᵻˈlanθrəpiːn/, U.S. /fəˈlænθrəˌpin/ Education. rare. Now historical.
A school for educating children in the principles of philanthropy, natural religion, and cosmopolitanism; = Philanthropinum n.
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writing schoola1475
rectory1536
spelling school1704
greycoat1706
rural school1734
Charter School1763
home school1770
Philanthropine1797
British school1819
side school1826
prep school1829
trade school1829
Progymnasium1833
finishing-school1836
field schoola1840
field school1846
prairie school1851
graded school1852
model school1854
Philanthropinum1856
stagiary school1861
grade school1869
middle school1870
language school1878
correspondence school1889
day continuation school1889
prep1891
Sunday school1901
farm school1903
weekend school1907
Charter School1912
folk high school1914
pre-kindergarten1922
Rabfak1924
cram-shop1926
free school1926
crammer1931
composite school1943
outward-bound1943
blackboard jungle1954
pathshala1956
Vo-Tech1956
St. Trinian's1958
juku1962
cadre school1966
telecentre1967
academy2000
academy school2000
1797 J. Robison Proofs of Conspiracy i. 85 One Basedow, a man of talents and learning, set up..a Philanthropine, or academy of general education.
1802 tr. De Luc Lett. conc. Educ. Infancy in Guardian of Educ. 26 Establishments..afterwards multiplied in Germany under the title of Philanthropines; a specious name.
1805 Mrs. Trimmer in R. Southey Life A. Bell (1844) II. 135 M. De Luc..gives there the history of the origin of the Philanthropines, which have done so much mischief.
1932 Mod. Lang. Jrnl. 17 34 J. B. Basedow, of Philanthropine fame, taught Latin by speaking.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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