scholastic

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UK, US/skəˈlæstɪk/

noun

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

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

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OriginMiddle French scholastique ← Latin scholasticus ← Ancient Greek σχολαστικός →
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Meanings

scholastic1

nounscholastic (plural scholastics)

plural scholastics · alternative Scholastic · alternative obsolete scholastick

  1. human sciencesA member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
adjectivescholastic (comparative more scholastic, superlative most scholastic)

comparative more scholastic · superlative most scholastic · alternative Scholastic · alternative obsolete scholastick

  1. Of or relating to school; academic

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

  2. human sciencesOf 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 side

    1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC
  3. Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

Scholastic2

nounScholastic (plural Scholastics)

plural Scholastics

  1. Alternative letter-case form of scholastic.
adjectiveScholastic (comparative more Scholastic, superlative most Scholastic)

comparative more Scholastic · superlative most Scholastic

  1. Alternative letter-case form of scholastic.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

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pedantbookworm
Broader
scholarscholarly person
Also see
bookwormpedant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσχολαστικός
  2. Latinscholasticus
  3. Middle Frenchscholastique
  4. Englishscholastic

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

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Translations

Bulgarian схоластик, училищен
  • схоластик (sholastik)philosophy: member of scholasticism
  • училищен (učilišten)of or relating to school, academic
  • схоластичен (sholastičen)of or relating to scholasticism
  • ограничен (ograničen)pedantic, formal
Dutch scholatisch
  • scholatischof or relating to scholasticism
Finnish skolastikko, koulu-
  • skolastikkophilosophy: member of scholasticism
  • koulu-of or relating to school, academic
  • akateeminenof or relating to school, academic
  • skolastinenof or relating to scholasticism
  • skolastinenpedantic, formal
French scolastique, scolaire
  • scolastiquephilosophy: member of scholasticism
  • scolaireof or relating to school, academic
  • scolastiqueof or relating to scholasticism
German Scholastiker, Scholastikerin
  • Scholastikerphilosophy: member of scholasticism
  • Scholastikerinphilosophy: member of scholasticism
  • akademischof or relating to school, academic
  • scholastischof or relating to scholasticism
  • scholastischpedantic, formal
Norwegian Bokmål skolastiker
  • skolastikerphilosophy: member of scholasticism
Portuguese escolástico
  • escolásticophilosophy: member of scholasticism
Spanish escolástico, escolar
  • escolásticophilosophy: member of scholasticism
  • escolarof or relating to school, academic
  • escolásticoof or relating to scholasticism
Cite this entry
APA

scholastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scholastic

MLA

“scholastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scholastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scholastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scholastic.

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