schola

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noun

Originally, a musical school attached to a monastery or church. Also known as a schola cantorum.

OriginLatin schola →
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Meanings

nounschola (plural scholas or scholae)

plural scholas · plural scholae

  1. Originally, a musical school attached to a monastery or church. Also known as a schola cantorum.
  2. Today, a group of musicians, particularly one which specializes in liturgical music.

Origin

  1. Latinschola
  2. Englishschola

From Latin schola. Doublet of school and shul.

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APA

schola. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schola

MLA

“schola.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schola. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “schola,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/schola.

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