scholastic

English

/skəˈlæstɪk/

noun
Definitions
  • (philosophy) A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French scholastique derived from Latin scholasticus (scholastic, scholarly) derived from Ancient Greek σχολαστικός (scholarly, studious, enjoying leisure, inclined to ease) root from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (hold, possess, overpower, have, overcome, related to overpowering, overcome somebody).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*seǵʰ-

Gloss

hold, possess, overpower, have, overcome, related to overpowering, overcome somebody

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