Associations to the word «Scholastic»

Wiktionary

SCHOLASTIC, noun. (philosophy) a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian
SCHOLASTIC, adjective. Of or relating to school; academic
SCHOLASTIC, adjective. (philosophy) Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
SCHOLASTIC, adjective. Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
SCHOLASTIC, noun. Alternative letter-case form of scholastic
SCHOLASTIC, adjective. Alternative letter-case form of scholastic

Dictionary definition

SCHOLASTIC, noun. A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit.
SCHOLASTIC, noun. A Scholastic philosopher or theologian.
SCHOLASTIC, adjective. Of or relating to schools; "scholastic year".
SCHOLASTIC, adjective. Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism; "scholastic philosophy".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy