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Meaning of scholastic

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

scholastic

Pronunciation:/skəˈlæstɪk/

noun

Definitions

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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to school; academic

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

  2. Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism

  3. Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.