Definition of scholastic Scholastic

/skʌlæˈstɪk/ - [skulastik] - scho•las•tic

We found 13 definitions of scholastic from 4 different sources.

What does scholastic mean?

Noun
scholastic - a Scholastic philosopher or theologian
		philosopher a specialist in philosophy
scholastic - a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
		pedant, bookworm
		bookman, scholarly person, student, scholar a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
Adjective
scholastic - of or relating to schools; "scholastic year"
scholastic - of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism; "scholastic philosophy"

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scholastic (Noun)
A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
scholastic (Adjective)
Of or relating to school; academic.
scholastic (Adjective)
Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism.

scholastic (a.)
Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning.
scholastic (a.)
Of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see Schoolman); as, scholastic divinity or theology; scholastic philosophy.
scholastic (a.)
Hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
scholastic (n.)
One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools.
scholastic (n.)
See the Note under Jesuit.