scholastic
/skəˈlæstɪk/
scholastic noun: a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
Noun (1)
scholastic (plural scholastics)
- A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
Adjective (1)
scholastic (comparative more scholastic, superlative most scholastic)
- Of or relating to school; academic
- This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
- Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
- 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 side1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC
- Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
Noun (2) capitalized: Scholastic
Scholastic (plural Scholastics)
- Alternative letter-case form of scholastic.
Adjective (2) capitalized: Scholastic
Scholastic (comparative more Scholastic, superlative most Scholastic)
- Alternative letter-case form of scholastic.
scholastic meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Kannada and Punjabi
scholastic in Urdu
- اسکالسٹک
scholastic in Bengali
- পাণ্ডিত্য
scholastic in Kannada
- ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯ
scholastic in Punjabi
- ਵਿਦਵਤਾ
More languagesFewer languages
- scholastic in Odia
- ପାଣ୍ଡିତ୍ଯ଼
Forms of scholastic
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | scholastics |
| alternative form | Scholastic |
| plural | Scholastics |
| alternative form (obsolete) | scholastick |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more scholastic |
| superlative | most scholastic |
| comparative | more Scholastic |
| superlative | most Scholastic |
Origin of scholastic
Borrowed from Middle French scholastique, from Latin scholasticus, from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (skholastikós).
Words formed from scholastic
- neo-scholastic
- scholastically
- scholasticide
- scholasticism
- scholastic Latin
- unscholastic
Questions about scholastic
- What does scholastic mean?
- Scholastic means a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
- What is scholastic in Urdu?
- Scholastic in Urdu is اسکالسٹک. See Scholastic meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is scholastic?
- Scholastic can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce scholastic?
- Scholastic is pronounced /skəˈlæstɪk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of scholastic?
- The plural of scholastic is scholastics.
Words near scholastic in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scholastic (page history and authors); Scholastic (page history and authors); scholastic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scholastic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scholastic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scholastic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scholastic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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