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scholast

scholast noun: in the ancient world, a learned person or teacher affiliated with a school, particularly one engaged in philosophical, theological or literary studies.

Noun

scholast (plural scholasts)

  1. (historical) In the ancient world, a learned person or teacher affiliated with a school, particularly one engaged in philosophical, theological or literary studies.
  2. (historical) A schoolman of medieval scholasticism.

Forms of scholast

pluralscholasts

Questions about scholast

What does scholast mean?
Scholast means in the ancient world, a learned person or teacher affiliated with a school, particularly one engaged in philosophical, theological or literary studies.
What part of speech is scholast?
Scholast is a noun.
What is the plural of scholast?
The plural of scholast is scholasts.

Words near scholast in the dictionary

  1. scholarshipper
  2. scholarshippers
  3. scholarshipping
  4. scholarships
  5. scholas
  6. scholast
  7. scholastic
  8. scholastical
  9. scholastically
  10. scholasticals
  11. scholasticate

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