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Scholastical - 2 dictionary results

scho⋅las⋅tic

[skuh-las-tik]
–adjective Also, scho⋅las⋅ti⋅cal.
1. of or pertaining to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
2. of or pertaining to secondary education or schools: a scholastic meet.
3. pedantic.
4. of or pertaining to the medieval schoolmen.
–noun
5. (sometimes initial capital letter) a schoolman, a disciple of the schoolmen, or an adherent of scholasticism.
6. a pedantic person.
7. Roman Catholic Church. a student in a scholasticate.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L scholasticus < Gk scholastikós studious, learned, deriv. of scholázein to be at leisure to study. See school 1 , -tic


scho⋅las⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Scholastical

Scho*las"tic*al\, a. & n. Scholastic.
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