English noun: Scholasticism | |||
1. | Scholasticism (cognition) the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers | ||
Broader (hypernym) | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory | ||
Domain category members | natural virtue | ||
2. | scholasticism (attribute) orthodoxy of a scholastic variety | ||
Synonyms | academicism, academism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | traditionalism, traditionality | ||