Meanings
plural schools of thought · alternative misconstruction school of thoughts
- A particular way of thinking or interpretation, typically one disputed by the speaker.
Well, there are two schools of thought on that topic...
- broadlyA group of people who share common characteristics of opinion or outlook of a philosophy.
He did not belong to the school of thought that believed Jackson Pollock to be much of an artist.
1 more example
But there is a school of thought that holds that the more you talk about recession, the more likely it is to transpire.
2018 September 21, Mark Rice-Oxley, “Don't mention the R-word”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek αἵρεσις
- αἵρεσις (haíresis)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Chinese Mandarin 學派 /学派, 流派
- 學派 /学派 (xuépài)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- 流派 (liúpài)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- 派別 /派别 (pàibié)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Dutch denkrichting, school
- denkrichtingopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- schoolopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- stromingopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Esperanto skolo
- skoloopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Finnish koulukunta
- koulukuntaopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
French école de pensée, courant de pensée
- école de penséeopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- courant de penséeopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
German Schule, wissenschaftliche Schule
- Schuleopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- wissenschaftliche Schuleopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- Denkschuleopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Indonesian aliran, mazhab
- aliranopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- mazhabopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Italian scuola di pensiero
- scuola di pensieroopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Japanese 学派, 流派
- 学派 (gakuha)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- 流派 (ryūha)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Korean 학파
- 학파 (hakpa)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Polish szkoła
- szkołaopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Portuguese escola de pensamento
- escola de pensamentoopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Russian шко́ла, шко́ла мы́сли
- шко́ла (škóla)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- шко́ла мы́сли (škóla mýsli)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- нау́чная шко́ла (naúčnaja škóla)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Spanish escuela de pensamiento
- escuela de pensamientoopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Swedish lära, doktrin
- läraopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
- doktrinopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Ukrainian школа
- школа (škola)opinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Vietnamese trường phái
- trường pháiopinion subscribed to by some connected or arbitrary group
Cite this entry
school of thought. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20of%20thought
“school of thought.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20of%20thought. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “school of thought,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/school%20of%20thought.
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