scholastic

CEFRC1

/skəˈlæstɪk/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Related to schools, learning, or academic study.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Of or relating to school; academic

Examples

  • He exceeds all his brothers in scholastic ability.

  • With Renaissance, scholastic ideas gave place to positive ideas.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism

  2. Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.

More examples

In context

  • This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.

  • And hence it is that men, even when they are baffled and silenced in this scholastic way, are seldom or never convinced , and so brought over to the conquering side

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Middle French scholastique, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós).