scholastic

1. a. Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning. Source: opted

2. a. Of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see Schoolman); as, scholastic divinity or theology; scholastic philosophy. Source: opted

3. a. Hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal. Source: opted

4. n. One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools. Source: opted

5. n. See the Note under Jesuit. Source: opted

6. n. a Scholastic philosopher or theologian Source: wordnet

7. adj. of or relating to schools Source: wordnet

8. adj. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism Source: wordnet

9. n. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit Source: wordnet

10. 1. Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning. Sir K. Digby. 2. Of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see Schoolman); as, scholastic divinity or theology; scholastic philosophy. Locke. 3. Hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal. 1. One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools. Milton. 2. (R.C.Ch.) See the Note under Jesuit. Source: webster

11. j:100 n. a Scholastic philosopher or theologian a. of or relating to schools a. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism Source: ecdict

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