Definitions for: Scholasticism

[n] orthodoxy of a scholastic variety
[n] the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers

Webster (1913) Definition: Scho*las"ti*cism, n.
The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy;
scholastic formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy.

The spirit of the old scholasticism . . . spurned
laborious investigation and slow induction. --J. P.
Smith.

Synonyms: academicism, academism

See Also: philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory, traditionalism, traditionality

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