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SCHOLASTICS
Noun
Scholastics
plural of Scholastic
Noun
scholastics
plural of scholastic
Noun
scholastics pl (plural only)
studies; curriculum
Source: Wiktionary
SCHOLASTIC
Scho*las"tic, a. Etym: [L. scholasticus, Gr. scholastique, scolastique. See School.]
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.
Scho*las"tic, n.
1. One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools. Milton.
2. (R.C.Ch.)
Definition: See the Note under Jesuit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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