scholastic

• Relatif aux écoles, à l'éducation ou à l'enseignement académique ; souvent associé à l'étude formelle ou à l'activité savante.

Relating to schools, education, or academic learning; often associated with formal study or scholarly activities.

1. Relating to schools or educationB2formal

   Connected with schools, teaching, or academic studies.

   scolaire

   • The student achieved high scholastic honors this year.
   • Scholastic activities include both sports and academics.
   • The school focuses on scholastic excellence.

   Synonymesacademiceducationalinstructionalpedagogicalschool

2. Relating to ScholasticismC1formal

   Pertaining to the medieval philosophical system that emphasized the use of logic and reason to support Christian theology.

   scolastique

   • The scholastic tradition heavily influenced medieval universities.
   • He wrote a paper on scholastic philosophy.
   • Scholastic debates often centered on theological questions.

• Nom désignant une personne qui attache une importance excessive aux règles formelles, à l'érudition académique ou aux connaissances livresques, souvent au détriment de l'expérience pratique.

A noun referring to a person who places excessive emphasis on formal rules, academic learning, or bookish knowledge, often at the expense of practical experience.

1. Pedantic scholarC1formal

   A person who places excessive importance on formal rules, academic details, and book learning, often at the expense of practical understanding.

   Pédant (érudit formaliste)

   • The professor was a scholastic who insisted on citing obscure references for every point.
   • He was dismissed as a scholastic, more concerned with grammar than with ideas.
   • The committee was filled with scholastics who debated procedure for hours.

   Synonymespedantschoolman

   Antonymesempiricistpracticalpragmatist