Meanings
scholasticism1
plural scholasticisms
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesA tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology.
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Once more, the work exhibits the characteristics which are typical of scholasticism at its best: the appeal to reason, the logical marshaling of arguments, the relentless exploration of the implications of ideas, and the fundamental conviction that, at its heart, the Christian gospel is rational and can be shown to be rational.
2017, Alister E. McGrath, Christian theology: an introduction, page 86
Scholasticism2
plural Scholasticisms
- countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of scholasticism.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Bulgarian схоластика
- схоластика (sholastika)school of philosophy
Chinese Mandarin 經院哲學 /经院哲学, 士林哲學 /士林哲学
- 經院哲學 /经院哲学 (jīngyuàn zhéxué)school of philosophy
- 士林哲學 /士林哲学 (shìlín zhéxué)school of philosophy
Danish skolastik
- skolastikschool of philosophy
Finnish skolastiikka
- skolastiikkaschool of philosophy
French scolastique
- scolastiqueschool of philosophy
German Scholastik, Schulwissenschaft
- Scholastikschool of philosophy
- Schulwissenschaftschool of philosophy
Indonesian skolastisisme, skolastik
- skolastisismeschool of philosophy
- skolastikschool of philosophy
Italian scolasticismo
- scolasticismoschool of philosophy
Japanese スコラ学
- スコラ学 (sukoragaku)school of philosophy
Korean 스콜라주의
- 스콜라주의 (seukollajuui)school of philosophy
Latin scholastica
- scholasticaschool of philosophy
Persian فلسفه مدرسی
- فلسفه مدرسیschool of philosophy
Portuguese escolasticismo
- escolasticismoschool of philosophy
Russian схола́стика
- схола́стика (sxolástika)school of philosophy
Spanish escolástica, escolasticismo
- escolásticaschool of philosophy
- escolasticismoschool of philosophy
Turkish skolastik felsefe
- skolastik felsefeschool of philosophy
Vietnamese triết học kinh viện, triết học sĩ lâm
- triết học kinh việnschool of philosophy
- triết học sĩ lâmschool of philosophy
Welsh ysgolaeth, sgolastigiaeth
- ysgolaethschool of philosophy
- sgolastigiaethschool of philosophy
Cite this entry
scholasticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scholasticism
“scholasticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scholasticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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