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Definition of Panopticon
1. Noun. An area where everything is visible.
Specialized synonyms: Saleroom, Salesroom, Showroom
Derivative terms: Panoptical
2. Noun. A circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance station; proposed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791.
Definition of Panopticon
1. n. A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of the prisoners at all times, without being seen.
Definition of Panopticon
1. Noun. A type of prison designed by philosopher Jeremy Bentham wherein all the cells are visible from the center of the building. It engenders the feeling that someone is watching you, even though you know the contrary. ¹
2. Noun. A room for the exhibition of novelties. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Panopticon
Literary usage of Panopticon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"Letter to Brissot on the panopticon, 226. Estimate of Bentham by Lord ...
Hopes and disappointments about the panopticon Penitentiary Plan, 250-251. ..."
2. Principles of Legislation: From the Ms. of Jeremy Bentham ... By M. Dumont by Jeremy Bentham, Etienne Dumont, John Neal, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi (1830)
"To-day he entered into a detail of his magnificent project with regard to the
panopticon-proprietorship, or contract-management proposed by him, ..."
3. James Mill: A Biography by Alexander Bain (1882)
"Bentham took up the subject and spent several vexatious years upon the introduction
of his panopticon arrangement. It was a leading topic with William ..."
4. The Musical World (1855)
"... which Mr. Hill has built for the panopticon, we are bound to confess our
astonishment that it has been put to no better uses up to the present moment. ..."
5. The Life and Labours of Albany Fonblanque by Albany William Fonblanque, Edward Barrington De Fonblanque (1874)
"The Press does its worst to render the Sovereign's palace a panopticon, and to
subject its possessor to the annoyance of constant watching, ..."
6. A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815 by Spencer Walpole (1878)
"Bentham's model was known as the panopticon, a name which happily expresses the
power of the single warder to command any number of galleries radiating from ..."
7. The Life and Reminiscences of E. L. Blanchard by Edward L. Blanchard, Drinkwater Meadows (1891)
"Emery, Benson ; Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Trotter Southdown; Miss Wyndham, Mrs. Benson;
Robson, Trotter Southdown. i The Royal panopticon of ..."
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