scholasticism

B2 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm/
noun Freq #588596

Meanings

  1. 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.

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