scholastic
of or relating to the medieval schoolmen.
(sometimes initial capital letter) a schoolman, a disciple of the schoolmen, or an adherent of scholasticism.
a pedantic person.
Roman Catholic Church. a student in a scholasticate.
Origin of scholastic
1Other words from scholastic
- scho·las·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·scho·las·tic, adjective, noun
- an·ti·scho·las·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- hy·per·scho·las·tic, adjective
- hy·per·scho·las·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- non·scho·las·tic, adjective
- non·scho·las·ti·cal, adjective
- non·scho·las·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- post·scho·las·tic, adjective
- pre·scho·las·tic, adjective
- pro·scho·las·tic, adjective
- pseu·do·scho·las·tic, adjective
- pseu·do·scho·las·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-scho·las·tic, adjective
- qua·si-scho·las·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- sem·i·scho·las·tic, adjective
- sem·i·scho·las·ti·cal·ly, adverb
- un·scho·las·tic, adjective
- un·scho·las·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use scholastic in a sentence
The era of the purely scholastic occupation and no other for the scholastically trained woman has come to an end.
The Women of Tomorrow | William HardIt may interest you to know that this high school is ranked very high scholastically.
The Seven-Branched Candlestick | Gilbert W. (Gilbert Wolf) GabrielHe insisted on the fact that his candidate was working his way through college, and would always be near the top scholastically.
The Guarded Heights | Wadsworth CampWhat a pity it is that so powerful and idiomatic a writer should be so incorrect grammatically and scholastically speaking!
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II | Elizabeth Barrett BrowningThe short scholastically phrased address cannot be rendered in any modern fashion: Domino specialiter sua singulariter.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn Taylor
British Dictionary definitions for scholastic
/ (skəˈlæstɪk) /
of, relating to, or befitting schools, scholars, or education
pedantic or precise
(often capital) characteristic of or relating to the medieval Schoolmen
a student or pupil
a person who is given to quibbling or logical subtleties; pedant
(often capital) a disciple or adherent of scholasticism; Schoolman
a Jesuit student who is undergoing a period of probation prior to commencing his theological studies
the status and position of such a student
a formalist in art
Origin of scholastic
1Derived forms of scholastic
- scholastically, adverb
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