| Phrontistery |  |
| noun | 1. A place for thinking.
2. An establishment devoted to education or study. |
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 | | "The library's wood-paneled reading room was the perfect phrontistery for studying." | | "The lookout spot was adopted as a natural phrontistery by introspective hikers." | | "The synagogue offered a phrontistery for grades one through eight, but then students had to transfer to a different high school." |
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 | | Greek, early 16th century |
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 | | "Phrontistery" comes from the ancient Greek φροντιστής ("phrontistḗ"), meaning "a thinker," and since the Middle Ages, the term has been used as a lofty synonym for a university, college, or other place of formal education. However, a phrontistery can be any place ideal for thinking — including public libraries and museums, as well as parks, forests, or any other place where meditation comes easily. ... |  |
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