adj
scholastic
skuh-LAS-tihk
adj
1
Relating to schools or formal education.
"The award recognizes outstanding scholastic achievement."
2
Relating to scholasticism, the medieval school of philosophy that combined Christian theology with Aristotelian logic.
"The book traces the influence of scholastic philosophy on later Enlightenment thought."
noun
1
A philosopher belonging to the medieval scholastic tradition.
"The scholastics debated the nature of universals for centuries."
How to Use Scholastic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo do with school or formal academic study, or (more specifically) with medieval scholastic philosophy.
Common pairings
scholastic achievement
scholastic record
Word Forms
more scholastic comparative, scholastics plural, most scholastic superlative
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Etymology
From Latin scholasticus, from Greek skholastikos, ultimately related to "school".