Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun athenaeum

2 senses of athenaeum

Sense 1
athenaeum, atheneum -- (a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning)
       => club, social club, society, guild, gild, lodge, order -- (a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today")

Sense 2
athenaeum, atheneum -- (a place where reading materials are available)
       => library, depository library -- (a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study)