scholastic

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Pronunciation

/skəˈlæstɪk/(UK)

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/skəˈlæstɪk/(UK) · /skɵˈlasʈɪk/ · /ˈskɔləsʈɪk/

Definition of scholastic

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.

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noun

A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.

adj

Of or relating to school; academic

“This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.”
Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism

“And hence it is that men, even when they are baffled and silenced in this scholastic way, are seldom or never convinced , and so brought over to the conquering side”
Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

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Borrowed from Middle French scholastique, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós).

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