diogenes lectured
Preserved but no longer current.
Similarly we speak of the "Porch" (q.v.), meaning Stoic philosophy; the "Garden" (q.v.), Epicurean philosophy; the "Academy" (q.v), Platonic philosophy ; and the "Colonade," meaning Aristotelian philosophy.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “diogenes lectured” mean?
Similarly we speak of the "Porch" (q.v.), meaning Stoic philosophy; the "Garden" (q.v.), Epicurean philosophy; the "Academy" (q.v), Platonic philosophy ; and the "Colonade," meaning Aristotelian philosophy.
Is “diogenes lectured” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.