Scholasticism meaning

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

Scholasticism has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Scholasticism as a noun

  1. the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers

    Type of: philosophical doctrine

    Related forms: scholastic

  2. orthodoxy of a scholastic variety

    Synonyms: academicism, academism

    Type of: traditionalism

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in SM · 13-letter words

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