English Explanatory Dictionary

scholastic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
adj
  1. Of or relating to school; academic
  2. Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
  3. Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of scholastic.
adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of scholastic.

Pronunciation

/skəˈlæstɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scholastic.wav /skɵˈlasʈɪk/ /ˈskɔləsʈɪk/

Word forms

scholastic scholastics scholastick more scholastic most scholastic

Etymology

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

Related words

scholar academic

Derived words

neo-scholastic scholastically scholasticide scholasticism scholastic Latin unscholastic
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