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scho·las·tic
I. \skəˈlastik -laas-, -tēk also skōˈl- or skäˈl-\ adjective
Etymology: in sense 1, from Medieval Latin scholasticus, from Latin, of a school, from Greek scholastikos enjoying leisure, devoting one's leisure to learning, academic, from (assumed) Greek scholastos (verbal of Greek scholazein to have leisure, give lectures, keep a school, from scholē leisure, lecture, school) + Greek -ikos -ic; in other senses, from Latin scholasticus — more at school
1.
a. often capitalized : of or relating to the Schoolmen of the medieval period
< scholastic theology >
< scholastic philosophy >
b.
(1) : characterized by or suggestive of the logic or methods of the medieval Schoolmen
(2) : characterized by excessive subtlety : pedantic, formal
2. obsolete : academically trained : book-learned
3.
a. : of, relating to, or associated with a school
< scholastic standards >
< during the scholastic holidays >
< a sense that scholastic teaching is not divorced from the practical world — Bertrand Russell >
b. : having the characteristics of, belonging to, or befitting a scholar : scholarly
< a thorough and scholastic piece of work >
c. : designed for scholars
< an honorary scholastic fraternity >
II. noun
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Etymology: Medieval Latin scholasticus, from scholasticus, adjective
1.
a. usually capitalized : a Christian philosopher of the medieval period : schoolman
b.
(1) : one who deals with philosophical or theological problems in the spirit of Scholasticism
(2) : pedant, formalist
2. [scholastic (I) ] obsolete : scholar, student
3. [New Latin scholasticus, from Latin scholasticus, adjective] : a student in a scholasticate
4. [scholastic (I) ] : one who advocates or practices scholastic or traditional methods in art
5. scholastics plural : scholastic practices or methods : scholastic philosophy or theology; broadly : pedantry
< dry and lifeless scholastics — P.A.Sorokin > |