| Pronunciation: | | 'skowlee`ast
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- [n] orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
- [n] the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers
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SCHOLASTICISM is a 13 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | academicism, academism |
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| | See Also: | | philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, traditionalism, traditionality |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Scho*las"ti*cism\, n.
The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy;
scholastic formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy.
The spirit of the old scholasticism . . . spurned
laborious investigation and slow induction. --J. P.
Smith.
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