English adjective: scholastic | |||
1. | scholastic of or relating to schools | ||
Samples | Scholastic year. | ||
2. | scholastic of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism | ||
Samples | Scholastic philosophy. | ||
English noun: scholastic | |||
1. | scholastic (person) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | ||
Synonyms | bookworm, pedant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | purist | ||
2. | Scholastic (person) a Scholastic philosopher or theologian | ||
Broader (hypernym) | philosopher | ||