scholastic
scholastic Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Of or relating to schools, scholars, and formal education.
"Her high scholastic achievements earned her a full scholarship to the university."
Relating to or characteristic of medieval European scholasticism, a philosophical and theological system taught in medieval universities.
"Thomas Aquinas was the most influential exponent of scholastic philosophy in the thirteenth century."
Excessively concerned with minor academic details, narrow rules, or rigid dogma.
"Critics dismissed the treatise as a dry, scholastic exercise detached from practical reality."
• noun
An adherent of medieval scholasticism; a medieval philosopher or theologian who sought to harmonize Christian theology with classical philosophy.
"The medieval scholastics debated the nature of universals and particulars at great length."
A member of the Jesuit order who has taken initial vows and is studying philosophy and theology in preparation for the priesthood.
"As a young Jesuit scholastic, he taught Latin and literature at a secondary school for two years."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek scholastikos ('devoting one's leisure to learning'), derived from scholē ('leisure, philosophy, school').