Scholastic
skəˈlæstɪk
Definitions
2 meaningsRelating to schools, scholars, or education; characteristic of schools and scholars.
skəˈlæstɪk
Relating to schools, scholars, or education
The students were engaged in scholastic pursuits.
💡 Simply: Scholastic means anything that has to do with school, learning, or being smart in a bookish kind of way. It’s like saying something is academic.
👶 For kids: Scholastic means anything about school or learning, like how smart you are in class!
More Examples
Her scholastic achievements were recognized at the awards ceremony.
The library holds many scholastic texts on various subjects.
How It's Used
"The university held a scholastic conference on the latest research in neuroscience."
"Medieval scholastic philosophy emphasized logic and debate."
Relating to or characteristic of the medieval scholasticism, a philosophical and theological system.
skəˈlæstɪk
Characterized by the methods and doctrines of the medieval scholastics.
He was known for his scholastic interpretations of the ancient texts.
💡 Simply: Sometimes, scholastic can also mean the way people in old times, like in the Middle Ages, used to think and argue about things, especially using logic and philosophy.
👶 For kids: Sometimes, scholastic means how smart people in the past used to think and argue about things in a very logical way, like in a big debate!
More Examples
The conference explored the scholastic traditions of the time.
His arguments were based on scholastic principles.
How It's Used
"The scholastic approach to theology emphasized reason and logic."
"The debate highlighted some scholastic arguments used in the middle ages."
Synonyms
Academic
Educational
Intellectual
Learned
Pedagogical
Logical
Philosophical
From Late Latin *scholasticus*, meaning "belonging to a school" or "of a school." It ultimately derives from the Greek *skholē* (σχολη), meaning "leisure," "school," or "place for learning." The term was initially associated with the medieval schools and universities, especially the philosophical and theological systems developed there.
The word has been used since the 14th century, initially referring to medieval schools and the academic traditions of the time.
Memory tip
Think of a *school's* activities and the work done by *scholars*.