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1. (Also,) scholastic
of or pertaining to schools, scholars, or education.
2. scholastic
of or pertaining to secondary schools.
3. scholastic
pedantic.
4. (n.) scholastic
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5. scholastic
a pedantic person.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L scholasticus < Gk scholastikós studious, learned, der. of scholázein to be at leisure to study. See school1, -tic)
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| Definition of 'Scholastic' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pedant, bookworm, scholastic
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
2. (adj) Scholastic
a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
3. (adj) scholastic
of or relating to schools
"scholastic year"
4. (adj) scholastic
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism
"scholastic philosophy"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Scholastic
pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning
2. (adj) Scholastic
of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see Schoolman); as, scholastic divinity or theology; scholastic philosophy
3. (adj) Scholastic
hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal
4. (noun) Scholastic
one who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools
5. (noun) Scholastic
see the Note under Jesuit
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