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scholasticism
[ skuh-las-tuh-siz-uhm ]
noun
- (sometimes initial capital letter) the system of theological and philosophical teaching predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators.
- narrow adherence to traditional teachings, doctrines, or methods.
scholasticism
/ skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm /
noun
- sometimes capital the system of philosophy, theology, and teaching that dominated medieval western Europe and was based on the writings of the Church Fathers and (from the 12th century) Aristotle
- strict adherence to traditional doctrines
scholasticism
- The philosophy and theology , marked by careful argumentation, that flourished among Christian thinkers in Europe during the Middle Ages .
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- anti·scho·lasti·cism noun
- proscho·lasti·cism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scholasticism1
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Example Sentences
But his most influential work was connected with the relations between Jewish philosophy and the medieval scholasticism.
In Scholasticism he founded a school of his own, and modified Molinism by his system of Congruism.
And the modern world has overthrown this spirit of scholasticism.
Both of them were disgusted with Aristotle and with his formal logic, particularly with the subtleties of scholasticism.
He attacked scholasticism with much vigour, and censured the philosophy of Aristotle, the admired of the schoolmen.
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