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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn