scholasticism B2 Topic:Education & Learning US /skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm/ See IPA manual Freq #588596 Meanings 1 noun A medieval school of philosophy that combined classical Greek thought with Christian theology. Scholasticism shaped how universities taught philosophy in the Middle Ages. Etymology From scholastic + -ism. *seǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # scholasticism **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm/ **Frequency rank:** 588596 ## Meanings 1. A medieval school of philosophy that combined classical Greek thought with Christian theology. ## Examples - Scholasticism shaped how universities taught philosophy in the Middle Ages. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *seǵʰ- ## Etymology From scholastic + -ism. ## Topics - Education & Learning markdown