Scholastic
1Scholastic — Scho*las tic, a. [L. scholasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to have leisure, to give lectures, to keep a school, from ? leisure, a lecture, a school: cf. F. scholastique, scolastique. See {School}.] 1. Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or… …
2Scholastic — may refer to:* Scholastic (Notre Dame publication), the official student publication of the University of Notre Dame *Scholastic Corporation, an American book publishing company known for publishing Harry Potter and educational materials… …
3scholastic — (adj.) 1590s, of or pertaining to Scholastic theologians (Churchmen in the Middle Ages whose theology and philosophy was based on Church Fathers and Aristotle), from M.Fr. scholastique, from L. scholasticus learned, from Gk. skholastikos studious …
4scholastic — [skə las′tik] adj. [L scholasticus < Gr scholastikos < scholazein, to devote one s leisure to study, be at leisure < scholē: see SCHOOL1] 1. of schools, colleges, universities, students, teachers, and studies; educational; academic 2.… …
5Scholastic — Scho*las tic, n. 1. One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (R. C. Ch.) See the Note under {Jesuit}. [1913 Webster] …
6scholastic — index didactic, disciplinary (educational), informative, literate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7scholastic — academic, *pedantic, bookish Analogous words: *conversant, versed: *dry, arid: formal, conventional (see CEREMONIAL) …
8scholastic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerning schools and education. 2) relating to medieval scholasticism. ► NOUN ▪ an adherent of medieval scholasticism …
9Scholastic — (orig.: Scholastic Corporation) ist ein US amerikanischer Verlag, der sich auf pädagogische Inhalte für Schul und Erziehungszwecke spezialisiert hat. Der Verlag dürfte am ehesten durch den Besitz der Rechte an der Harry Potter Reihe in den… …
10scholastic — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin scholasticus of the schoolmen, from Latin, of a school, from Greek scholastikos, from scholazein to keep a school, from scholē school Date: 1596 1. a. often capitalized of or relating …
