Etymology

scholastic

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Today it means: A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian. Full definition →

Middle French scholastique ← Latin scholasticus ← Ancient Greek σχολαστικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσχολαστικός
  2. Latin · derived fromscholasticus
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromscholastique
  4. English todayscholastic

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

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