Examples of “scholastic” in a Sentence

adj Relating to schools or formal education.

• Her scholastic record earned her a spot in the honors program.
• The district offers scholastic support for students who need extra help.
• The award recognizes outstanding scholastic achievement.

adj Relating to scholasticism, the medieval school of philosophy that combined Christian theology with Aristotelian logic.

• Scholastic thinkers tried to prove religious ideas using careful logical arguments.
• The professor lectured on scholastic methods of debate used in medieval universities.
• The book traces the influence of scholastic philosophy on later Enlightenment thought.

noun A philosopher belonging to the medieval scholastic tradition.

• Many scholastics studied in monasteries and early universities across Europe.
• One famous scholastic wrote long books combining faith with ancient logic.
• The scholastics debated the nature of universals for centuries.