Scholastic

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Scholastic [1]

(1):

(a.) Of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see Schoolman); as, scholastic divinity or theology; scholastic philosophy.

(2):

(n.) See the Note under Jesuit.

(3):

(a.) Hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.

(4):

(n.) One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools.

(5):

(a.) Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning.

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