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neo-scholasticism

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ne⋅o-Scho⋅las⋅ti⋅cism

  [nee-oh-skuh-las-tuh-siz-uhm]
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–noun Philosophy, Theology.
a contemporary application of Scholasticism to modern problems and life.
Origin:
1910–15

Related forms:
ne⋅o-Scho⋅las⋅tic, adjective, noun
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Ne·o-Scho·las·ti·cism   (nē'ō-skə-lās'tĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  A chiefly Roman Catholic intellectual movement arising in the late 19th century that seeks to revive medieval Scholasticism by infusing it with modern concepts.
Ne'o-Scho·las'tic (-lās'tĭk) adj.
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