scholastic
/skəˈlæstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to schools, education, or learning.
- The report measures scholastic performance across all grade levels.
- Her scholastic achievements earned her a place at the top university.
- The school district announced new scholastic programs for gifted students.
- Relating to the medieval system of philosophy and theology taught in European universities.
- The professor specializes in scholastic philosophy from the 13th century.
- Scholastic debates often focused on reconciling faith with reason.
- Thomas Aquinas is the most famous figure in scholastic thought.
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noun
- A follower or advocate of scholastic philosophy or theology.
- Modern scholars still study the writings of the scholastics.
- The scholastics of the Middle Ages developed complex arguments about the nature of God.
- Many scholastics were also teachers at the great European universities.