scholastic

• Relativo a escolas, à educação ou ao aprendizado acadêmico; frequentemente ligado ao estudo formal ou à atividade intelectual.

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.

   Escolar

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

   Sinônimosacademiceducationalinstructionalpedagogicalschool

2. Relating to ScholasticismC1formal

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

   Escolástico

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

• Substantivo que designa uma pessoa que dá importância excessiva a regras formais, ao ensino acadêmico ou ao conhecimento livresco, muitas vezes em detrimento da experiência prática.

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.

   Estudioso pedante

   • 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.

   Sinônimospedantschoolman

   Antônimosempiricistpracticalpragmatist