scholastic
Of formal education
Scholastic relates to schools, education, or academic study: scholastic achievement, scholastic aptitude.
The word carries a formal, institutional flavor—scholastic records, scholastic standards.
In philosophy, Scholastic (often capitalized) refers to medieval European thinkers who blended Aristotelian logic with Christian theology.
Her scholastic performance earned her a scholarship.
Deliberate learning effort
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- examsFormal academic tests
- quizzesBrief knowledge checks
- gradesAcademic performance ratings
textbook · workbook · tutoring · curriculum · syllabus · diploma · degree · certification
Philosophy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- logicScience of valid reasoning
neoplatonism · dialectic · syllogism · medieval · disputation · summa · realism · nominalism
One who instructs others
- classroomEducational instruction space
- instructionGuidance for action
- lessonUnit of teaching
- educatorOne who imparts knowledge
mentorship · didactic · blackboard · lecturing · pedagogy · chalk · headmaster · tutor
Higher education institution
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- publicationIssued written material
journal · monograph · tenure · professor · postgraduate · undergraduate · colloquium · academia
Expert in religious doctrine
- patristicOf church fathers
- ecclesiasticReligious minister or priest
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- apologistDefender of a cause
doctrine · seminary · catechism · dogma · canon · divinity · creed · hermeneutics
Drawing logical conclusions
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
- analysisMethodical study of parts
logic · critical · theoretical · conceptual · abstract · inquiry · cerebral · discursive
study
Deliberate learning effort
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- examsFormal academic tests
- quizzesBrief knowledge checks
grades · textbook · workbook · tutoring · curriculum · syllabus · diploma · degree · certification · literacy
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
logic · neoplatonism · dialectic · syllogism · medieval · disputation · summa · realism · nominalism · universals
teacher
One who instructs others
- classroomEducational instruction space
- instructionGuidance for action
- lessonUnit of teaching
educator · mentorship · didactic · blackboard · lecturing · pedagogy · chalk · headmaster · tutor · curriculum
university
Higher education institution
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
publication · journal · monograph · tenure · professor · postgraduate · undergraduate · colloquium · academia · seminar
theologian
Expert in religious doctrine
- patristicOf church fathers
- ecclesiasticReligious minister or priest
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
apologist · doctrine · seminary · catechism · dogma · canon · divinity · creed · hermeneutics · scripture
reasoning
Drawing logical conclusions
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
- intellectMental reasoning capacity
analysis · logic · critical · theoretical · conceptual · abstract · inquiry · cerebral · discursive · deductive
- academicacademic, intellectual, erudite, learned, studious
- Christian ScholarsAugustine, Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, Jerome, Athanasius
- monksmonk, abbot, friar, brother, novice
- church scholarstheologian, Church Father, Doctor of the Church, exegete, commentator
- Medieval Scholarsschoolman, Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, William of Ockham, theologian
- religious figuresJesus, Buddha, Muhammad, Moses, Abraham
scholasticunscholarly
Lacking academic rigor
nonacademic · anti-intellectual · unacademic · noneducational · philistine
scholasticvocational
Related to skilled work
practical · applied · hands-on · technical · experiential
scholasticextracurricular
Outside regular coursework
recreational · athletic · social · extramural · nonacademic