scholastic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled scholastick

US /skəˈlæstɪk/ UK /skəˈlæstɪk/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adj
of or relating to schools

Scholastic year.
2

adj
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism

Scholastic philosophy.

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Synonyms

academical

Word family

Derived forms neo-scholasticscholasticallyscholasticidescholasticismunscholastic

Related forms academic scholar scholarship scholarism

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scholastic philosophy
a philosophical tradition using formal argument to examine and reconcile faith and reason

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

scholastique Middle French scholasticus Latin σχολαστικός Ancient Greek *seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European

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