learned society

American  

noun

1. an organization devoted to the scholarly study of a particular field or discipline, as modern languages, psychology, or history.

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Etymology

Origin of learned society

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

First, they educate and provide opportunity to a learned society of individuals who can together govern society and run communities.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

Not everything he published was palatable to learned society — including a second-hand report of a 68-year-old woman who had breastfed her grandchildren.

From Nature • May 23, 2017

His innovations ranged from street sweeping and a library in Philadelphia to the first learned society in the American colonies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2016

“We understand a principle of a learned society is to provide an open forum for intellectual exchange of ideas,” Mr. Kutsko said.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2012

To that end, Cope willed his bones to the Wistar Institute, a learned society in Philadelphia endowed by the descendants of the seemingly inescapable Caspar Wistar.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson