SCHOLASTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Scholastic mean? 

• SCHOLASTIC (noun)
  The noun SCHOLASTIC has 2 senses:

1. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

2. a Scholastic philosopher or theologian

  Familiarity information: SCHOLASTIC used as a noun is rare.

• SCHOLASTIC (adjective)
  The adjective SCHOLASTIC has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to schools

2. of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism

  Familiarity information: SCHOLASTIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCHOLASTIC (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bookworm; pedant; scholastic

Hypernyms ("scholastic" is a kind of...):

bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scholastic"):

purist (someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Scholastic philosopher or theologian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Scholastic" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Derivation:

scholastic (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism)

• SCHOLASTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to schools

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

scholastic year

Pertainym:

school (an educational institution)

Derivation:

school (a building where young people receive education)

school (the process of being formally educated at a school)

school (an educational institution)

school (an educational institution's faculty and students)

school (the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

scholastic philosophy

Pertainym:

Scholasticism (the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers)

Derivation:

Scholastic (a Scholastic philosopher or theologian)

Scholasticism (the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers)

 Context examples 

"He was a little scholastic shrimp without a drop of red blood in his body."

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

That is why I have sternly set my face against any proffered scholastic appointment.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

College, University or institute with scholastic life or environment.

(Academia, NCI Thesaurus)

Never had he heard such jargon of scholastic philosophy, such fine-drawn distinctions, such cross-fire of major and minor, proposition, syllogism, attack and refutation.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He told me that since his retirement from scholastic life, he had been advancing with it wonderfully; and that nothing could suit him better than the proposed arrangements for morning and evening work, as it was his custom to walk about in the daytime with his considering cap on.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

I heard that the man with the wooden leg, whose name was Tungay, was an obstinate barbarian who had formerly assisted in the hop business, but had come into the scholastic line with Mr. Creakle, in consequence, as was supposed among the boys, of his having broken his leg in Mr. Creakle's service, and having done a deal of dishonest work for him, and knowing his secrets.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)