scholasticism

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scholasticism¹

  • /skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm/ US

noun scholasticisms

  1. countable, uncountable A tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology. Once more, the work exhibits the characteristics which are typical of scholasticism at its best: the appeal to reason, the logical marshaling of arguments, the relentless exploration of the implications of ideas, and the fundamental conviction that, at its heart, the Christian gospel is rational and

Scholasticism²

noun Scholasticisms

  1. countable, uncountable Alternative letter-case form of scholasticism

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noun school of philosophy

Españolescolástica, escolasticismo
한국어스콜라주의 seukollajuui
日本語スコラ学 sukoragaku
中文經院哲學 /经院哲学 jīngyuàn zhéxué, 士林哲學 /士林哲学 shìlín zhéxué
Portuguêsescolasticismo
Françaisscolastique
DeutschScholastik, Schulwissenschaft
Italianoscolasticismo
Русскийсхола́стика sxolástika
Tiếng Việttriết học kinh viện, triết học sĩ lâm

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@misc{scholasticism_2026,
  title = {scholasticism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scholasticism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}