Scholastic

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /skəˈlæstɪk/
• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Alternative forms

• Scholastic
• scholastick archaic

Full definition of scholastic

Noun

1. (philosophy) a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian

Adjective

1. Of or relating to school; academic
• This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
2. (philosophy) Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
3. Characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

Derived terms

• scholasticism
• scholastically

Related terms

• scholar
• academic